Chimeric transmembrane receptors and uses thereof

ABSTRACT

Provided herein are chimeric transmembrane receptors and methods of using them to regulate selective gene expression in cells (e.g., immune cells). For example, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein may be synthetic receptor-like protein tyrosine phosphatases (“synPTPRs”) that can regulate transcription of a heterologous target gene in a cell when bound by a target antigen present on a target cell.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/633,543, filed Feb. 21, 2018, the entire contents of which are herein incorporated by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to molecular biology, and particularly to methods and compositions for regulating selective gene expression in cells (e.g., cells of the monocyte/macrophage lineage), and applications thereof.

BACKGROUND

A variety of new tools for treating cancer have been developed in recent years. For example, expression vectors encoding chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) and engineered T cell receptors (TCRs) that target certain cancer antigens present on cancer cells have been introduced into immune cells, which engineered immune cells are then administered to a subject having cancer. Regulating the expression, activity, or both, of such engineered immune cells remains an active area of endeavor. A variety of regulatory mechanisms to control the expression, activity, or both, of chimeric antigen receptors, for example, are known in the art. See, e.g., Roybal et al, “Precision Tumor Recognition by T Cells With Combinatorial Antigen-Sensing Circuits”, Cell 2016; Wu et al, “Remote control of therapeutic T cells through a small molecule-gated chimeric receptor”, Science 2015; Sakemura et al, “A Tet-On Inducible System for Controlling CD19-Chimeric Antigen Receptor Expression upon Drug Administration”, Cancer Immunol Res 2016; Rakhit et al, “Chemical biology strategies for posttranslational control of protein function”, Chem Biol 2014; Navarro et al, “A Novel Destabilizing Domain Based on a Small-Molecule Dependent Fluorophore”, ACS Chem Biol 2016, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. Improved compositions and methods for regulating engineered immune cells expressing, for example, chimeric antigen receptors or T cell receptors are needed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Provided herein are methods and compositions for regulating selective expression of a protein (e.g., a therapeutic protein, e.g., a chimeric antigen receptor or T-cell receptor) in cells (e.g., immune cells), and applications thereof.

In some embodiments, provided herein are chimeric transmembrane receptors that include: an extracellular antigen-binding domain that is capable of specifically binding to a target antigen; an extracellular integrin ligand-binding domain that includes an S2 protease cleavage site; a transmembrane domain; an intracellular regulatory domain that includes a gamma-secretase protease cleavage site; and an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain; wherein, when the chimeric transmembrane receptor is expressed in a mammalian cell, binding of the extracellular antigen-binding domain to the target antigen induces (1) cleavage of the extracellular integrin-ligand binding domain at the S2 protease cleavage site and (2) cleavage of the intracellular regulatory domain at the gamma-secretase protease cleavage site, thereby releasing the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain from the transmembrane domain.

In some embodiments, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein include an antigen-binding domain that is an antibody or an antibody fragment. In some embodiments, a chimeric transmembrane receptor includes an antigen-binding domain that an antibody, wherein the antibody is selected from the group consisting of: a Fab fragment, an Fv fragment, a scFv fragment, an Fd fragment, a chimeric antibody, a humanized antibody, a fully-human antibody, a single-chain antibody (scAb), a single domain antibody (dAb), a single domain heavy chain antibody, a single domain light chain antibody, a nanobody, a bi-specific antibody, and a multi-specific antibody.

In some embodiments, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein include an antigen-binding domain that binds a target antigen selected from the group consisting of: BCMA, MAGE, MUC16, CD19, WT-1, CD22, LI-CAM, ROR-1, CEA, 4-1BB, ETA, 5T4, adenocarcinoma antigen, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), BAFF, B-lymphoma cell, C242 antigen, CA-125, carbonic anhydrase 9 (CA-IX), C-MET, CCR4, CD152, CD20, CD125 CD200, CD221, CD23 (IgE receptor), CD28, CD30 (TNFRSF8), CD33, CD4, CD40, CD44 v6, CD51, CD52, CD56, CD74, CD80, CEA, CNT0888, CTLA-4, DR5, EGFR, EpCAM, CD3, FAP, fibronectin extra domain-B, folate receptor 1, GD2, GD3 ganglioside, glycoprotein 75, GPNMB, HER2/neu, HGF, human scatter factor receptor kinase, IGF-1 receptor, IGF-I, IgGl, IL-13, IL-6, insulin-like growth factor I receptor, integrin α5β1, integrin ανβ3, MORAb-009, MS4A1, MUC1, mucin CanAg, N-glycolylneuraminic acid, NPC-1C, PDGF-R a, PDL192, phosphatidylserine, prostatic carcinoma cells, RANKL, RON, SCH 900105, SDC1, SLAMF7, TAG-72, tenascin C, TGF beta 2, TGF-β, TRAIL-R1, TRAIL-R2, tumor antigen CTAA16.88, VEGF-A, VEGFR-1, VEGFR2, and vimentin.

In some embodiments, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein include an extracellular integrin ligand-binding domain that is a human fibronectin III domain or a mouse fibronectin III domain. In some embodiments, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein include an extracellular integrin ligand-binding domain that includes a sequence at least 80% identical to a sequence of a wild type human fibronectin III domain or a sequence of a wild type mouse fibronectin III domain. In some embodiments, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein include an additional extracellular integrin ligand-binding domain. In some embodiments, an additional extracellular integrin ligand-binding domain of a chimeric transmembrane receptor provided herein includes a wild type human fibronectin type III domain or a wild type mouse fibronectin type III domain. In some embodiments, an additional extracellular integrin ligand-binding domain of a chimeric transmembrane receptor provided herein includes comprises a sequence at least 80% identical to a sequence of a wild type human fibronectin III domain or a sequence of a wild type mouse fibronectin III domain.

In some embodiments, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein include a transmembrane domain that is present in a receptor-like tyrosine phosphatase. In some embodiments, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein include a transmembrane domain that is at least 80% identical to a sequence of a transmembrane domain present in a receptor-like tyrosine phosphatase. In some embodiments, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein include a transmembrane domain that is present in a polypeptide selected from the group consisting of: CD28, CD3 epsilon, CD4, CD5, CD6, CD8a, CD9, CD16, CD22, CD33, CD37, CD 45, CD64, CD80, CD86, CD134, 4-1BB, GITR, NGFR, and CD154. In some embodiments, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein include a transmembrane domain that includes a sequence that is at least 80% identical to the sequence of a transmembrane domain present in a polypeptide selected from the group consisting of: CD28, CD3 epsilon, CD4, CD5, CD6, CD8a, CD9, CD16, CD22, CD33, CD37, CD 45, CD64, CD80, CD86, CD134, 4-1BB, GITR, NGFR, and CD154.

In some embodiments, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein include a gamma-secretase cleavage site that includes a Gly-Val dipeptide amino acid sequence.

In some embodiments, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein include an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain is a transcriptional activator. In some embodiments, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein include an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain is a transcriptional repressor. In some embodiments, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein include an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain that is present in a polypeptide selected from the group consisting of: VP64, RelA (p65), YAP, WWTR1(TAZ), CREB3(LZIP), and MyoD. In some embodiments, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein include an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain that includes a sequence that is at least 80% identical to a sequence of a transcriptional activation domain present in a polypeptide selected from the group consisting of: VP64, RelA (p65), YAP, WWTR1(TAZ), CREB3(LZIP), and MyoD.

Also provided herein are nucleic acids that encode any of the chimeric transmembrane receptors described herein. Also provided herein are vectors that include any of the nucleic acids encoding any of the chimeric transmembrane receptors described herein. Also provided herein are mammalian cells that include any of the nucleic acids encoding any of the chimeric transmembrane receptors described herein described herein or any of the vectors described herein. In some embodiments, the mammalian cell is an immune cell. For example, the immune cell can be selected from the group consisting of: a CD4+ T cell, a CD8+ T cell, a B cell, a monocyte, a natural killer cell, a dendritic cell, a macrophage, a regulatory T cell, and a helper T cell. In some embodiments, the mammalian cell further includes a heterologous target gene that includes (i) a transcription regulatory sequence that is capable of being specifically recognized by the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain and (ii) a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a recombinant protein, wherein the nucleic acid sequence that encodes the recombinant protein is operably linked to the transcription regulatory sequence.

In some embodiments, a recombinant protein encoded by a heterologous target gene is a secreted polypeptide.

In some embodiments, a recombinant protein encoded by a heterologous target gene is a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR). For example, a CAR can include an antigen-binding domain capable of specifically binding to an antigen selected from the group consisting of: BCMA, MAGE, MUC16, CD19, WT-1, CD22, LI-CAM, ROR-1, CEA, 4-1BB, ETA, 5T4, adenocarcinoma antigen, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), BAFF, B-lymphoma cell, C242 antigen, CA-125, carbonic anhydrase 9 (CA-IX), C-MET, CCR4, CD152, CD20, CD125 CD200, CD221, CD23 (IgE receptor), CD28, CD30 (TNFRSF8), CD33, CD4, CD40, CD44 v6, CD51, CD52, CD56, CD74, CD80, CEA, CNT0888, CTLA-4, DR5, EGFR, EpCAM, CD3, FAP, fibronectin extra domain-B, folate receptor 1, GD2, GD3 ganglioside, glycoprotein 75, GPNMB, HER2/neu, HGF, human scatter factor receptor kinase, IGF-1 receptor, IGF-I, IgGl, IL-13, IL-6, insulin-like growth factor I receptor, integrin α5β1, integrin ανβ3, MORAb-009, MS4A1, MUC1, mucin CanAg, N-glycolylneuraminic acid, NPC-1C, PDGF-R a, PDL192, phosphatidylserine, prostatic carcinoma cells, RANKL, RON, SCH 900105, SDC1, SLAMF7, TAG-72, tenascin C, TGF beta 2, TGF-0, TRAIL-R1, TRAIL-R2, tumor antigen CTAA16.88, VEGF-A, VEGFR-1, VEGFR2, and vimentin.

In some embodiments, a recombinant protein encoded by a heterologous target gene is a T cell receptor (TCR). For example, a TCR can include an antigen-binding domain capable of specifically binding to an antigen selected from the group consisting of: BCMA, CD11a, CD19, CD20, CD22, CD30, CD38, CD52, Her2/neu, ENPP3, EGFR, MAGE-A1, IL-13R-a2, GD2, alpha-integrin, ERBB2, CA125, MUC-1, prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA), CD44 surface adhesion molecule, mesothelin, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), EGFRvIII, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (VEGFR2), or high molecular weight-melanoma associated antigen (HMW-MAA).

Also provided herein are pharmaceutical compositions that include any of the mammalian cells described herein. Also provided herein are pharmaceutical compositions that include any of the nucleic acids or vectors described herein. In some embodiments, pharmaceutical compositions that include any of the nucleic acids or vectors described herein can further include a heterologous target gene that includes (i) a transcription regulatory sequence that is capable of being specifically recognized by the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain and (ii) a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a recombinant protein, wherein the nucleic acid sequence that encodes the recombinant protein is operably linked to the transcription regulatory sequence.

Also provided herein are methods of treating disease in a subject in need thereof that include administering a therapeutically effective amount of any of the pharmaceutical compositions described herein to the subject. In some embodiments, the disease is cancer. In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition includes a mammalian cell that is autologous to the subject. In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition includes a mammalian cell that is allogenic to the subject.

Also provided herein are nucleic acids encoding a chimeric transmembrane receptor that include: a first nucleic acid segment that encodes an extracellular antigen-binding domain that is capable of specifically binding to a target antigen; a second nucleic acid segment that encodes an extracellular integrin ligand-binding domain that includes an S1 protease cleavage site, an S2 protease cleavage site, or both; a third nucleic acid segment that encodes a transmembrane domain; a fourth nucleic acid segment that encodes an intracellular regulatory domain that includes a gamma-secretase protease cleavage site; and a fifth nucleic acid segment that encodes an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain; wherein, when the chimeric transmembrane receptor is expressed in a mammalian cell, binding of the extracellular antigen-binding domain to the target antigen induces (1) cleavage of the extracellular integrin-ligand binding domain at the S2 protease cleavage site and (2) cleavage of the intracellular regulatory domain at the gamma-secretase protease cleavage site, thereby releasing the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain from the transmembrane domain. Also provided herein are vectors that include any of the nucleic acids encoding a chimeric transmembrane receptor described herein. In some embodiments of vectors that include a nucleic acid encoding a chimeric transmembrane receptor, the nucleic acid encoding a chimeric transmembrane receptor is operably linked to a transcription regulatory sequence.

Also provided herein are mammalian cells that include any of the nucleic acids encoding a chimeric transmembrane receptor or any of the vectors described herein. In some embodiments, the mammalian cell is an immune cell. For example, the mammalian cell can be selected from the group consisting of: a CD4+ T cell, a CD8+ T cell, a B cell, a monocyte, a natural killer cell, a dendritic cell, a macrophage, a regulatory T cell, and a helper T cell. In some embodiments, the mammalian cell further includes a heterologous target gene that includes (i) a transcription regulatory sequence that is capable of being specifically recognized by the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain and (ii) a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a recombinant protein, wherein the nucleic acid sequence that encodes the recombinant protein is operably linked to the transcription regulatory sequence. In some embodiments, a recombinant protein encoded by a heterologous target gene is a secreted polypeptide. In some embodiments, a recombinant protein encoded by a heterologous target gene is a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR). For example, a CAR can include an antigen-binding domain capable of specifically binding to an antigen selected from the group consisting of: BCMA, MAGE, MUC16, CD19, WT-1, CD22, LI-CAM, ROR-1, CEA, 4-1BB, ETA, 5T4, adenocarcinoma antigen, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), BAFF, B-lymphoma cell, C242 antigen, CA-125, carbonic anhydrase 9 (CA-IX), C-MET, CCR4, CD152, CD20, CD125 CD200, CD221, CD23 (IgE receptor), CD28, CD30 (TNFRSF8), CD33, CD4, CD40, CD44 v6, CD51, CD52, CD56, CD74, CD80, CEA, CNT0888, CTLA-4, DR5, EGFR, EpCAM, CD3, FAP, fibronectin extra domain-B, folate receptor 1, GD2, GD3 ganglioside, glycoprotein 75, GPNMB, HER2/neu, HGF, human scatter factor receptor kinase, IGF-1 receptor, IGF-I, IgGl, IL-13, IL-6, insulin-like growth factor I receptor, integrin α5β1, integrin ανβ3, MORAb-009, MS4A1, MUC1, mucin CanAg, N-glycolylneuraminic acid, NPC-1C, PDGF-R a, PDL192, phosphatidylserine, prostatic carcinoma cells, RANKL, RON, SCH 900105, SDC1, SLAMF7, TAG-72, tenascin C, TGF beta 2, TGF-β, TRAIL-R1, TRAIL-R2, tumor antigen CTAA16.88, VEGF-A, VEGFR-1, VEGFR2, and vimentin. In some embodiments, a recombinant protein encoded by a heterologous target gene is a T cell receptor (TCR). For example, a TCR can include an antigen-binding domain capable of specifically binding to an antigen selected from the group consisting of: BCMA, CD11a, CD19, CD20, CD22, CD30, CD38, CD52, Her2/neu, ENPP3, EGFR, MAGE-A1, IL-13R-a2, GD2, alpha-integrin, ERBB2, CA125, MUC-1, prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA), CD44 surface adhesion molecule, mesothelin, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), EGFRvIII, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (VEGFR2), or high molecular weight-melanoma associated antigen (HMW-MAA).

Other features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following Detailed Description of the Invention, and from the claims. It should be understood, however, that the detailed description and the specific examples, while indicating preferred embodiments of the invention, are given by way of illustration only, since various changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from this detailed description. All publications mentioned herein, including patents, patent application publications, and scientific papers, are incorporated by reference in their entirety.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The following drawings form part of the present specification and are included to further demonstrate certain aspects of the present invention. The invention may be better understood by reference to one or more of these drawings in combination with the detailed description of specific embodiments presented herein.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an exemplary synPTPR based on the receptor-like protein tyrosine phosphatase type-K (PTPRK). PTPRK is composed of a MAM domain, Ig domain, four fibronectin type-III (FN-III) domains, and two intracellular phosphatase domains. In the embodiment of a synPTPR shown, only the transmembrane region and the first two most membrane-proximal fibronectin domains were kept from PTPR. An anti-CD19 scFv was fused to the N-terminus of the PTPR-core, and a transcription factor was fused to the intracellular, C-terminus of the PTPR-core. Without wishing to be bound by theory, association of the anti-CD19 scFv with its cognate ligand is hypothesized to cause a protease from the ADAM family (e.g., ADAM10 or ADAM17) to cleave the S2 cleavage site and gamma-secretase processing of the PTPR-core, releasing the intracellular transcription factor to shuttle to the nucleus and affect transcription of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a protein (e.g., a therapeutic protein, e.g., a chimeric antigen receptor or a T-cell receptor).

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the constructs used to assess the functionality of exemplary synPTPRs as an antigen-sensing platform. An exemplary synPTPR (FIG. 2A) is composed of an aCD19 scFv, the PTPR-core, and a gal4-vp64 transcription factor. The reporter construct (FIG. 2B) includes a constitutive mCherry marker, and an inducible promoter driving GFP with multiple gal4 binding sites. In the presence of gal4-vp64, the reporter will upregulate the production of GFP. As a positive control, a synthetic Notch protein with the same aCD19 scFv and gal4-vp64 transcription factor was used (FIG. 2C). The synthetic Notch protein also used the same reporter (FIG. 2D).

FIG. 3 is a graph showing GFP expression in cells expressing a Notch1 positive control and synPTPR in the presence of CD19-expressing cells. The exemplary synPTPR used in this experiment upregulated GFP expression in the presence of both low and high antigen levels of CD19, with minimal basal expression in the absence of CD19.

FIG. 4 is a schematic showing wildtype PTPR proteins and the different chimeric transmembrane receptor that each include a portion of one of the wildtype PTPR proteins that were tested in Example 3.

FIG. 5 is a schematic showing the pairs of nucleic acid constructs encoding different chimeric transmembrane receptors and reporter nucleic acids that were tested in Example 3.

FIG. 6 is a graph showing the percentage of GFP-positive cells in a population of CD3⁺ cells transduced with pCDL1932, pCDL1933, pCDL1934, pCDL1935, pCDL1936, pCDL1937, or pCDL1541, and their corresponding reporter nucleic acid (as depicted in FIG. 5) upon co-culture with CD19⁻ K562 cells (un-stimulated) or CD19⁺ Raji cells (stimulated).

FIG. 7 is a graph showing the mean fluorescence intensity in GFP⁺ and mCherry⁺ cells in a population of CD3⁺ cells transduced with pCDL1932, pCDL1933, pCDL1934, pCDL1935, pCDL1936, pCDL1937, or pCDL1541, and their corresponding reporter nucleic acid (as depicted in FIG. 5) upon co-culture with CD19− K562 cells (un-stimulated) or CD19+ Raji cells (stimulated).

FIG. 8 is a graph showing the percentage of myc-positive cells in a population of CD3⁺ cells transduced with pCDL1933, pCDL2243, pCDL2244, pCDL2246, or pCDL2244, and their corresponding reporter nucleic acid (as depicted in FIG. 5) upon co-culture with CD19⁻K562 cells (un-stimulated) or CD19⁺ Raji cells (stimulated).

FIG. 9 is a graph showing the mean fluorescence intensity in GFP⁺ and mCherry⁺ cells in a population of CD3⁺ cells transduced with pCDL1933, pCDL2243, pCDL2244, pCDL2246, or pCDL2244, and their corresponding reporter nucleic acid (as depicted in FIG. 5) upon co-culture with CD19− K562 cells (un-stimulated) or CD19+ Raji cells (stimulated).

FIG. 10 shows the percentage of myc⁺ positive cells in a population of CD3⁺ cells transduced with pCDL2762, pCDL2763, pCDL2764, pCDL2765, or pCDL1933.

FIG. 11 is a graph showing the mean fluorescence intensity in GFP⁺ and mCherry⁺ cells in a population of CD3⁺ cells transduced with pCDL2762, pCDL2763, pCDL2764, pCDL2765, or pCDL1933, and their corresponding reporter nucleic acid (as depicted in FIG. 5) upon co-culture with CD19− K562 cells (un-stimulated) or CD19+ Raji cells (stimulated).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Provided herein are chimeric transmembrane receptors that include an extracellular antigen-binding domain that is capable of specifically binding to a target antigen, an extracellular integrin ligand-binding domain comprising an S2 protease cleavage site, a transmembrane domain, an intracellular regulatory domain comprising a gamma-secretase protease cleavage site, and an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain. In some embodiments, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein include one or more linkers between their various domains. In some embodiments, when the chimeric transmembrane receptor is expressed in a mammalian cell, binding of the extracellular antigen-binding domain to the target antigen induces (1) cleavage of the extracellular integrin-ligand binding domain at the S2 protease cleavage site and (2) cleavage of the intracellular regulatory domain at the gamma-secretase protease cleavage site, thereby releasing the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain from the transmembrane domain. In some embodiments, release of the intracellular regulatory domain modulates an activity of a cell. For example, an intracellular regulatory domain can include a DNA-binding domain (e.g., any of the DNA-binding domains described herein or known in the art) and a transcriptional activation domain. (e.g., any of the transcriptional activation domains described herein or known in the art) When the intracellular regulatory domain is released upon binding of the extracellular antigen-binding domain to the target antigen, it can translocate to the nucleus of the cell where it can regulate the transcription of an mRNA encoding a polypeptide (e.g., a recombinant polypeptide, e.g., a chimeric antigen receptor or a T-cell receptor) under control of a regulatory element that is regulated by the intracellular regulatory domain (e.g., a promoter that is bound by the DNA-binding domain of the intracellular regulatory domain).

Chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein exhibit a number of advantages over existing technology. For example, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein are more sensitive to activation (e.g., resulting in stronger gene regulation in the presence of a lower concentration of antigen) than other engineered receptors that are designed to regulate gene transcription upon binding a target antigen. Moreover, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein are smaller in size than other engineered receptors. For example, synNotch receptors such as those described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 9,670,281 and 9,834,608, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, are limited both by sensitivity of response which is a function of the mechanism by which they occlude their S2 cleavage sites, as well as by their size. Chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein are smaller than other engineered receptors that are designed to regulate gene transcription upon binding a target antigen, thus providing a variety of benefits over existing technology.

Various non-limiting aspects of chimeric transmembrane receptors are described herein, and can be used in any combination without limitation. Additional aspects of various components of chimeric transmembrane receptors are known in the art.

As used herein, the word “a” before a noun refers to one or more of the particular noun.

As used herein, the term “antigen” refers generally to a binding partner specifically recognized by an extracellular antigen-binding domain described herein. Exemplary antigens include different classes of molecules, such as, but not limited to, polypeptides and peptide fragments thereof, small molecules, lipids, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids. Non-limiting examples of antigen or antigens that can be specifically bound by any of the extracellular antigen-binding domains are described herein. Additional examples of antigen or antigens that can be specifically bound by any of the extracellular antigen-binding domains are known in the art.

The terms “chimeric antigen receptor” and “CAR”, used interchangeably herein, refer to artificial multi-module molecules capable of triggering or inhibiting the activation of an immune cell, which generally but not exclusively include an extracellular domain (e.g., a ligand/antigen binding domain), a transmembrane domain and one or more intracellular signaling domains. The term CAR is not limited specifically to CAR molecules but also includes CAR variants, i.e., CAR variants are described, e.g., in PCT Application No. US2014/016527; Fedorov et al., Sci Transl. Med. 5(215):215ra172, 2013; Glienke et al., Front. Pharmacol. 6:21, 2015; Kakarla & Gottschalk, Cancer J. 20(2):151-155, 2014; Riddell et al., Cancer J. 20(2):141-144, 2014; Pegram et al., Cancer J. 20(2):127-33, 2014; Cheadle et al., Immunol Rev. 257(1):91-106, 2014; Barrett et al., Ann. Rev. Med. 65:333-347, 2014; Sadelain et al., Cancer Discov. 3(4):388-98, 2013; and Cartellieri et al., J. Biomed. Biotechnol. 956304, 2010; the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

The term “extracellular antigen-binding domain” means a domain that is present on the extracellular side of the plasma membrane and binds specifically to a target antigen. In some examples, an extracellular antigen-binding domain can be formed from the amino acids present within a single-chain polypeptide. In other examples, an extracellular antigen-binding domain can be formed from amino acids present within a first single-chain polypeptide and the amino acids present in one or more additional single-chain polypeptides (e.g., a second single-chain polypeptide). Non-limiting examples of extracellular antigen-binding domains are described in more detail herein, including, without limitation, scFvs, or LBDs (Ligand Binding Domains) of growth factors. Additional examples of extracellular antigen-binding domains are known in the art.

The phrase “extracellular side of the plasma membrane” when used to describe the location of a transmembrane polypeptide means that the polypeptide includes at least one transmembrane domain that traverses the plasma membrane and at least one domain (e.g., at least one extracellular antigen-binding domain) that is located in the extracellular space.

“GFP” or green fluorescent protein (GFP) is a commonly used reporter of gene expression. Arun et al., J. Pharmacol. Toxicol. Methods 51(1):1-23, 2005.

An “isolated” polypeptide is one that has been identified and separated and/or recovered from a component of its natural environment. Contaminant components of its natural environment are materials that would interfere with diagnostic or therapeutic uses for the polypeptide, and may include enzymes, hormones, and other proteinaceous or nonproteinaceous solutes. In some embodiments, the polypeptide will be purified to greater than 90%, greater than 95%, or greater than 98%.

“Linkers” are amino acid sequences that separate multiple domains in a single protein, and, generally, can be classified into three groups: flexible, rigid and cleavable. Chen, X., et al., 2013, Adv. Drug Deliv. Rev., 65, 1357-1369. Linkers can be natural or synthetic. A number of linkers are employed to realize the subject invention including “flexible linkers.” The latter are rich in glycine. Klein et al., Protein Engineering, Design & Selection Vol. 27, No. 10, pp. 325-330, 2014; Priyanka et al., Protein Sci., 2013 February; 22(2): 153-167. In some embodiments, the linker is a synthetic linker. A synthetic linker can have a length of from about 10 amino acids to about 200 amino acids, e.g., from 10 to 25 amino acids, from 25 to 50 amino acids, from 50 to 75 amino acids, from 75 to 100 amino acids, from 100 to 125 amino acids, from 125 to 150 amino acids, from 150 to 175 amino acids, or from 175 to 200 amino acids. A synthetic linker can have a length of from 10 to 30 amino acids, e.g., 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, or 30 amino acids. A synthetic linker can have a length of from 30 to 50 amino acids, e.g., from 30 to 35 amino acids, from 35 to 40 amino acids, from 40 to 45 amino acids, or from 45 to 50 amino acids. In some embodiments, the linker is a flexible linker. In some embodiments, the linker is rich in glycine (Gly or G) residues. In some embodiments, the linker is rich in serine (Ser or S) residues. In some embodiments, the linker is rich in glycine and serine residues. In some embodiments, the linker has one or more glycine-serine residue pairs (GS), e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 or more GS pairs. In some embodiments, the linker has one or more Gly-Gly-Gly-Ser (GGGS, SEQ ID NO: 1) sequences, e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 or more GGGS sequences. In some embodiments, the linker has one or more Gly-Gly-Gly-Gly-Ser (GGGGS, SEQ ID NO: 2) sequences, e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 or more GGGGS sequences. In some embodiments, the linker has one or more Gly-Gly-Ser-Gly (GGSG, SEQ ID NO: 3) sequences, e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 or more GGSG sequences. In some embodiments, the linker is or comprises GSAAAGGSGGSGGS (SEQ ID NO: 4). In some embodiments, the linker is or comprises GGGSGGGS (SEQ ID NO: 5).

In some examples, a Gly-Gly-Gly-Gly-Ser (SEQ ID NO: 2) linker can be encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of: GGTGGAGGAGGCTCT (SEQ ID NO: 47), GGTGGTGGGGGCTCC (SEQ ID NO: 48), GGAGGTGGTGGGAGT (SEQ ID NO: 49), GGCGGAGGCGGGAGC (SEQ ID NO: 50), GGCGGTGGAGGTTCC (SEQ ID NO: 51), GGGGGAGGTGGGAGT (SEQ ID NO: 52), or GGCGGGGGAGGGAGC (SEQ ID NO: 53).

In some examples, the GGGSGGGS (SEQ ID NO: 5) linker is encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of GGCGGTGGAAGCGGAGGAGGTTCC (SEQ ID NO: 29).

The terms “polypeptide,” “peptide,” and “protein,” used interchangeably herein, refer to a polymeric form of amino acids of any length, which can include genetically coded and non-genetically coded amino acids, chemically or biochemically modified or derivatized amino acids, and polypeptides having modified peptide backbones. The term includes fusion proteins, including, but not limited to, fusion proteins with a heterologous amino acid sequence, fusions with heterologous and homologous leader sequences, with or without N-terminal methionine residues; immunologically tagged proteins; and the like.

As used herein, a “portion” of a polypeptide or protein refers at least 10 amino acids of the reference sequence, e.g., 10 to 200, 25 to 300, 50 to 400, 100 to 500, 200 to 600, 300 to 700, 400 to 800, 500 to 900, or 600 to 1000 or more amino acids of the reference sequence. In some embodiments, the portion of a polypeptide or protein is functional.

The term “subject” refers to any mammal. In some embodiments, the subject or “subject suitable for treatment” may be a canine (e.g., a dog), feline (e.g., a cat), equine (e.g., a horse), ovine, bovine, porcine, caprine, primate, e.g., a simian (e.g., a monkey (e.g., marmoset, baboon), or an ape (e.g., a gorilla, chimpanzee, orangutan, or gibbon) or a human; or rodent (e.g., a mouse, a guinea pig, a hamster, or a rat). In some embodiments, the subject or “subject suitable for treatment” may be a non-human mammal, especially mammals that are conventionally used as models for demonstrating therapeutic efficacy in humans (e.g., murine, lapine, porcine, canine or primate animals) may be employed.

The term “synNotch” refers to any of the variety of synthetic receptor-like polypeptides that use endogenous or modified Notch domains to effect intracellular signaling. Exemplary synNotch polypeptides are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 9,670,281 and 9,834,608, and generally comprise, from N-terminal to C-terminal an extracellular antigen-binding domain, one or more ligand-inducible proteolytic cleavage sites, and an intracellular domain, wherein binding of extracellular antigen-binding domain to its target induces cleavage of the Notch receptor polypeptide at the one or more ligand-inducible proteolytic cleavage sites, thereby releasing the intracellular domain. As will be clear to one of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the present disclosure, “synPTPR” constructs provided herein exhibit certain advantages over synNotch constructs.

The term “synPTPR” refers to any of the variety of chimeric transmembrane receptor described herein. In general, synPTPRs described herein have had a substantial part of their wild type extracellular domains replaced with an extracellular antigen-binding domain. In some embodiments, synPTPRs described herein have an extracellular antigen-binding domain in place of the MAM domain, the Ig domain, and one or more FN-III domains that are endogenously present in a PTPR. In some embodiments, synPTPRs described herein have an intracellular regulatory domain comprising a gamma-secretase protease cleavage site in place of the phosphatase domains that are endogenously present in a PTPR. In some embodiments, synPTPRs described herein have one or more (e.g., one or two) extracellular integrin ligand-binding domain(s), which integrin ligand-binding domain(s) are cleaved upon the extracellular antigen-binding domain of the binding of the chimeric transmembrane receptor to its target ligand. In some embodiments, such cleavage results in cleavage of the gamma-secretase protease cleavage site, resulting in release of the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain from the transmembrane domain.

The term “TCR” refers to a T cell receptor, a multi-module molecule capable of triggering or inhibiting the activation of an immune cell which generally but not exclusively includes an extracellular domain (e.g., a ligand/antigen binding domain), a transmembrane domain and one or more intracellular signaling domains. Wild type TCRs are heterodimers, the majority of which include an alpha and a beta chain. A smaller portion of TCRs include a gamma and a delta chain. TCRs as used herein refer to both TCRs having wild type nucleic acid and/or amino acid sequences, as well as engineered TCRs having one or more modifications in their nucleic acid and/or amino acid sequence as compared to a nucleic acid and/or amino acid sequence of a wild type TCR.

Extracellular Antigen-Binding Domains

In some embodiments, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein include at least one extracellular antigen-binding domain that specifically binds to a target antigen. In some embodiments, the extracellular antigen-binding domain is selected from the group consisting of: a VHH-scAb, a VHH-Fab, a Dual scFab, a F(ab′)2, a diabody, a crossMab, a DAF (two-in-one), a DAF (four-in-one), a DutaMab, a DT-IgG, a knobs-in-holes common light chain, a knobs-in-holes assembly, a charge pair, a Fab-arm exchange, a SEEDbody, a LUZ-Y, a Fcab, a κλ-body, an orthogonal Fab, a DVD-IgG, a IgG(H)-scFv, a scFv-(H)IgG, IgG(L)-scFv, scFv-(L)IgG, IgG(L,H)-Fv, IgG(H)-V, V(H)—IgG, IgG(L)-V, V(L)-IgG, KIH IgG-scFab, 2 scFv-IgG, IgG-2 scFv, scFv4-Ig, Zybody, DVI-IgG, Diabody-CH3, a triple body, a miniantibody, a minibody, a TriBi minibody, a nanobody, scFv-CH3 KIH, Fab-scFv, a F(ab′)₂-scFv₂, a scFv-KIH, a Fab-scFv-Fc, a tetravalent HCAb, a scDiabody-Fc, a Diabody-Fc, a tandem scFv-Fc, an Intrabody, a dock and lock, a ImmTAC, an IgG-IgG conjugate, a Cov-X-Body, and a scFv1-PEG-scFv₂. See, e.g., Spiess et al., Mol. Immunol. 67:95-106, 2015, incorporated in its entirety herewith, for a description of these elements. In some embodiments, the extracellular antigen-binding domain is selected from the group consisting of: a Fab fragment, an Fv fragment, a scFv fragment, an Fd fragment, a chimeric antibody, a humanized antibody, a fully-human antibody, a single-chain antibody (scAb), a single domain antibody (dAb), a single domain heavy chain antibody, a single domain light chain antibody, a nanobody, a bi-specific antibody, and a multi-specific antibody.

In some embodiments, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein include at least one extracellular antigen-binding domain that includes an antibody, an antibody fragment, or an antibody derivative. Such antibodies, antibody fragments, and antibody derivatives can be of any antibody isotype or subtype, or can be derived from any antibody isotype or subtype. For example, the light chains of antibodies (immunoglobulins) from any vertebrate species can be assigned to one of two distinct types, called kappa and lambda, based on the amino acid sequences of their constant domains. Depending on the amino acid sequence of the constant domain of their heavy chains, immunoglobulins can be assigned to different classes. There are five major classes of immunoglobulins: IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, and IgM, and several of these classes can be further divided into subclasses (isotypes), e.g., IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, IgG4, IgA, and IgA2. The subclasses can be further divided into types, e.g., IgG2a and IgG2b. Without limitation, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein can include at least one extracellular antigen-binding domain that includes an antibody, an antibody fragment, or an antibody derivative, wherein the antibody, antibody fragment, or antibody derivative is of any of the light and heavy chain types or classes described herein.

In some embodiments, an extracellular antigen-binding domain is humanized or fully human. “Humanized” as used herein refers to an antibody comprising portions of antibodies of different origin, wherein at least one portion comprises amino acid sequences of human origin.

For example, a humanized antibody can comprise portions derived from an antibody of nonhuman origin with the requisite specificity, such as a mouse, and from antibody sequences of human origin (e.g., chimeric antibody), joined together chemically by conventional techniques (e.g., synthetic) or prepared as a contiguous polypeptide using genetic engineering techniques (e.g., DNA encoding the protein portions of the chimeric antibody can be expressed to produce a contiguous polypeptide chain). Another example of a humanized antibody is an antibody containing one or more immunoglobulin chains comprising a complementarity-determining region (CDR) derived from an antibody of nonhuman origin and a framework region derived from a light and/or heavy chain of human origin (e.g., CDR-grafted antibodies with or without framework changes). Chimeric or CDR-grafted single chain antibodies are also encompassed by the term humanized antibody. See, e.g., Cabilly et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,816,567; Boss et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,816,397; Neuberger, M. S. et al., WO 86/01533; Winter, U.S. Pat. No. 5,225,539; See also, Ladner et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,946,778; Huston, U.S. Pat. No. 5,476,786; and Bird, R. E. et al., Science, 242: 423-426 (1988)), regarding single chain antibodies.

Antibody fragments that can be used as extracellular antigen-binding domains in chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein include a portion of an intact antibody, for example, the antigen binding or variable region of the intact antibody, which portion retains the capability of specifically binding to an antigen. Non-limiting examples of antibody fragments that can be used as an extracellular antigen-binding domain of an chimeric transmembrane receptor include an Fv fragment, a Fab fragment, a F(ab′)₂ fragment, and a Fab′ fragment. Additional examples of an antigen-binding fragment of an antibody include an antigen-binding fragment of an IgG (e.g., an antigen-binding fragment of IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, or IgG4) (e.g., an antigen-binding fragment of a human or humanized IgG, e.g., human or humanized IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, or IgG4); an antigen-binding fragment of an IgA (e.g., an antigen-binding fragment of IgA1 or IgA2) (e.g., an antigen-binding fragment of a human or humanized IgA, e.g., a human or humanized IgA1 or IgA2); an antigen-binding fragment of an IgD (e.g., an antigen-binding fragment of a human or humanized IgD); an antigen-binding fragment of an IgE (e.g., an antigen-binding fragment of a human or humanized IgE); or an antigen-binding fragment of an IgM (e.g., an antigen-binding fragment of a human or humanized IgM). Additional examples of antibody fragments that can be used in antigen-binding domains of chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein are known in the art.

A Fv fragment is the minimum antibody fragment that contains a complete antigen-recognition and binding site. This region consists of a dimer of one heavy- and one light-chain variable domain in tight, non-covalent association. It is in this configuration that the three CDRS of each variable domain interact to define an antigen-binding site on the surface of the VH-VL dimer. Collectively, the six CDRs confer antigen-binding specificity to the antibody. However, even a single variable domain (or half of an Fv comprising only three CDRs specific for an antigen) has the ability to recognize and bind antigen, although at a lower affinity than the entire binding site.

A scFv (also referred to as a “single-chain Fv” or a “sFv”) is an antibody fragment that includes the VH and VL domains of antibody, wherein these domains are present in a single polypeptide chain. In some embodiments, the Fv polypeptide further comprises a polypeptide linker between the VH and VL domains, which enables the sFv to form the desired structure for antigen binding. For a review of sFv, see Pluckthun in The Pharmacology of Monoclonal Antibodies, Vol. 113, Rosenburg and Moore eds., Springer-Verlag, New York, pp. 269-315 (1994).

A Fab fragment includes the constant domain of the light chain and the first constant domain (CH1) of the heavy chain, in addition to the heavy and light chain variable domains of the Fv fragment. Papain digestion of antibodies produces two identical Fab antigen-binding fragments, each with a single antigen-binding site, and a residual “Fc” fragment, a designation reflecting the ability to crystallize readily. Fab fragments differ from Fab′ fragments by the addition of a few residues at the carboxyl terminus of the heavy chain CH1 domain including one or more cysteines from the antibody hinge region. Fab′-SH is the designation herein for Fab′ in which the cysteine residue(s) of the constant domains bear a free thiol group. F(ab′)₂ antibody fragments originally were produced as pairs of Fab′ fragments which have hinge cysteines between them. Other chemical couplings of antibody fragments are also known.

A F(ab′)₂ fragment includes two Fab fragments joined, near the hinge region, by disulfide bonds. Pepsin treatment yields an F(ab′)₂ fragment that has two antigen combining sites and is still capable of cross-linking antigen.

A nanobody (Nb) is the smallest antigen binding fragment or single variable domain (V.sub.HH) derived from naturally occurring heavy chain antibody. They are derived from heavy chain only antibodies, seen in camelids. In the family of “camelids” immunoglobulins devoid of light polypeptide chains are found. “Camelids” comprise old world camelids (Camelus bactrianus and Camelus dromedarius) and new world camelids (for example, Llama paccos, Llama glama, Llama guanicoe and Llama vicugna). A single variable domain heavy chain antibody is referred to herein as a nanobody or a VHH antibody.

A VHH domain is a single monomeric variable antibody domain that can be found in camelids. A VNAR domain is a single monomeric variable antibody domain that can be found in cartilaginous fish. Non-limiting aspects of VHH domains and VNAR domains are described in, e.g., Cromie et al., Curr. Top. Med. Chem. 15:2543-2557, 2016; De Genst et al., Dev. Comp. Immunol. 30:187-198, 2006; De Meyer et al., Trends Biotechnol. 32:263-270, 2014; Kijanka et al., Nanomedicine 10:161-174, 2015; Kovaleva et al., Expert. Opin. Biol. Ther. 14:1527-1539, 2014; Krah et al., Immunopharmacol. Immunotoxicol. 38:21-28, 2016; Mujic-Delic et al., Trends Pharmacol. Sci. 35:247-255, 2014; Muyldermans, J. Biotechnol. 74:277-302, 2001; Muyldermans et al., Trends Biochem. Sci. 26:230-235, 2001; Muyldermans, Ann. Rev. Biochem. 82:775-797, 2013; Rahbarizadeh et al., Immunol. Invest. 40:299-338, 2011; Van Audenhove et al., EBioMedicine 8:40-48, 2016; Van Bockstaele et al., Curr. Opin. Investig. Drugs 10:1212-1224, 2009; Vincke et al., Methods Mol. Biol. 911:15-26, 2012; and Wesolowski et al., Med. Microbiol. Immunol. 198:157-174, 2009.

In some embodiments, an engineered immune cell includes a single antigen-binding domain. In some embodiments, a single antigen-binding domain is a “dual variable domain immunoglobulin” or “DVD-Ig”. A dual variable domain immunoglobulin is a multivalent and multispecific binding protein as described, e.g., in DiGiammarino et al., Methods Mol. Biol. 899:145-156, 2012; Jakob et al., MABs 5:358-363, 2013; and U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,612,181; 8,258,268; 8,586,714; 8,716,450; 8,722,855; 8,735,546; and 8,822,645, each of which is incorporated by reference in its entirety. In some embodiments, a single antigen-binding domain present in an engineered immune cell is a DART. DARTs are described in, e.g., Garber, Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 13:799-801, 2014.

Diabodies are small antibody fragments with two antigen-binding sites, which fragments comprise a heavy-chain variable domain (VH) connected to a light-chain variable domain (VL) in the same polypeptide chain (VH-VL). Diabodies are described in EP 404,097; WO 93/11161; and Hollinger et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 90:6444-6448, 1993.

In some embodiments, an extracellular antigen-binding domain of a chimeric transmembrane receptor provided herein binds to a target antigen selected from the group consisting of: BCMA, MAGE, MUC16, CD19, WT-1, CD22, LI-CAM, ROR-1, CEA, 4-1BB, ETA, 5T4, adenocarcinoma antigen, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), BAFF, B-lymphoma cell, C242 antigen, CA-125, carbonic anhydrase 9 (CA-IX), C-MET, CCR4, CD152, CD20, CD125 CD200, CD221, CD23 (IgE receptor), CD28, CD30 (TNFRSF8), CD33, CD4, CD40, CD44 v6, CD51, CD52, CD56, CD74, CD80, CEA, CNT0888, CTLA-4, DR5, EGFR, EpCAM, CD3, FAP, fibronectin extra domain-B, folate receptor 1, GD2, GD3 ganglioside, glycoprotein 75, GPNMB, HER2/neu, HGF, human scatter factor receptor kinase, IGF-1 receptor, IGF-I, IgGl, IL-13, IL-6, insulin-like growth factor I receptor, integrin α5β1, integrin ανβ3, MORAb-009, MS4A1, MUC1, mucin CanAg, N-glycolylneuraminic acid, NPC-1C, PDGF-R a, PDL192, phosphatidylserine, prostatic carcinoma cells, RANKL, RON, SCH 900105, SDC1, SLAMF7, TAG-72, tenascin C, TGF beta 2, TGF-β, TRAIL-R1, TRAIL-R2, tumor antigen CTAA16.88, VEGF-A, VEGFR-1, VEGFR2, and vimentin.

In some embodiments, an extracellular antigen-binding domain of a chimeric transmembrane receptor provided herein is bi-specific or multi-specific in that it binds (e.g., is capable of binding) to more than one different target antigen. In some embodiments, a chimeric transmembrane receptor provided herein includes two or more extracellular antigen-binding domains, each of which binds (e.g., is capable of binding) to two or more different target antigens. For example, a chimeric transmembrane receptor can include two or more scFv domains, wherein each scFv domain binds or is capable of binding to different target antigens (e.g., CD19 and CD20).

The amino acid of an exemplary extracellular antigen-binding domain that binds specifically to human CD19 is shown below. Also shown below is the cDNA sequence that encodes this exemplary antigen-binding domain. In some embodiments, an extracellular antigen-binding domain can include a sequence that is at least 80%, at least 82%, at least 84%, at least 86%, at least 88%, at least 90%, at least 92%, at least 94%, at least 96%, at least 98%, at least 99%, or 100% identical to SEQ ID NO: 45. In some embodiments, an extracellular antigen-binding domain can be encoded by a nucleic acid including a sequence that is at least 80%, at least 82%, at least 84%, at least 86%, at least 88%, at least 90%, at least 92%, at least 94%, at least 96%, at least 98%, at least 99%, or 100% to SEQ ID NO: 45.

Exemplary Anti-Human CD19 scFv (SEQ ID NO: 45) DIQMTQTTSSLSASLGDRVTISCRASQDISKYLNWYQQKPDGTVKLLIYH TSRLHSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDYSLTISNLEQEDIATYFCQQGNTLPYTFGG GTKLEITGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSEVKLQESGPGLVAPSQSLSVTCTVSGVS LPDYGVSWIRQPPRKGLEWLGVIWGSETTYYNSALKSRLTIIKDNSKSQV FLKMNSLQTDDTAIYYCAKHYYYGGSYAMDYWGQGTSVTVSS cDNA Sequence Encoding an Exemplary Anti-Human CD19 scFv (SEQ ID NO: 46) gacatccagatgacccagaccaccagcagcctgagcgccagcctgggcga tagagtgaccatcagctgcagagccagccaggacatcagcaagtacctga actggtatcagcagaaacccgacggcaccgtgaagctgctgatctaccac accagcagactgcacagcggcgtgcccagcagattttctggcagcggctc cggcaccgactacagcctgaccatctccaacctggaacaggaagatatcg ctacctacttctgtcagcaaggcaacaccctgccctacaccttcggcgga ggcaccaagctggaaatcacaggcggcggaggatctggcggaggcggaag tggcggagggggatctgaagtgaaactgcaggaaagcggccctggcctgg tggccccatctcagtctctgagcgtgacctgtaccgtgtccggcgtgtcc ctgcctgactatggcgtgtcctggatcagacagccccccagaaagggcct ggaatggctgggagtgatctggggcagcgagacaacctactacaacagcg ccctgaagtcccggctgaccatcatcaaggacaactccaagagccaggtg ttcctgaagatgaacagcctgcagaccgacgacaccgccatctactactg cgccaagcactactactacggcggcagctacgccatggactactggggcc agggcacaagcgtgaccgtgtctagc

Those of ordinary skill in the art will be able to select appropriate target antigens for use in chimeric transmembrane receptors described herein, including chimeric transmembrane receptors that bind more than one target antigen.

Integrin Ligand-Binding Domains

In some embodiments, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein include at least one integrin ligand-binding domain. For example, certain chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein include a single integrin ligand-binding domain or include (at most) a single integrin ligand-binding domain. Alternatively, certain chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein include more than one integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., at most two integrin ligand-binding domains). In some embodiments, one or more integrin ligand-binding domains in a chimeric transmembrane receptor provided herein is cleaved (e.g., at an S2 protease cleavage site) upon binding of the extracellular antigen-binding domain of the chimeric transmembrane receptor to its target ligand. In some embodiments, such cleavage of the integrin ligand-binding domain results in cleavage of a gamma-secretase protease cleavage site, resulting in release of the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain from the remainder of the chimeric transmembrane receptor (e.g., intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain is liberated from the transmembrane domain, permitting it to travel to the nucleus to regulate transcription of a heterologous target gene). In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain of a chimeric transmembrane receptor includes a S2 proteolytic cleavage site, which S2 proteolytic cleavage site includes an Ala-Val dipeptide sequence. In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain of a chimeric transmembrane receptor includes a S2 proteolytic cleavage site, which S2 proteolytic cleavage site is capable of being cleaved by a protease from the ADAM family (e.g., ADAM10 or ADAM17).

Integrins are transmembrane proteins that play a role in cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) adhesion. Upon ligand binding, integrins activate signal transduction pathways that mediate a variety of cellular signals, such as, e.g., regulation of the cell cycle, organization of the intracellular cytoskeleton, and movement of new receptors to the cell membrane. Examples of integrin ligands include, without limitation, fibronectin, vitronectin, collagen, and laminin. Those of ordinary skill in the art will be aware of other integrin ligands and their corresponding integrin ligand-binding domains that can be used in accordance with the chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein.

Any of a variety of integrin ligand-binding domains can be used in accordance with the chimeric transmembrane receptors and methods described herein. In some embodiments, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein include at least one (e.g., only one or only two) integrin ligand-binding domain that is present in a protein in receptor-like protein tyrosine phosphatase, including without limitation, a receptor-like protein tyrosine phosphatase in the Type IIa or Type IIb sub-families. For example, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein can include at least one (e.g., only one or only two) integrin ligand-binding domain that is present in RPTP(mu), RPTP(delta), RPTP(kappa), LAR, or RPTP(gamma). Exemplary RPTP(mu) polypeptide sequences are shown in NCBI Reference Sequence: NP_001098714.1 and NCBI Reference Sequence: NP 002836.3 (found at URLs www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/protein/NP_001098714 and www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/protein/NP_002836, respectively). Exemplary RPTP(delta) polypeptide sequences are shown in NCBI Reference Sequence: NP 001035802.1 and NCBI Reference Sequence: NP 001164496.1 (found at URLs www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/protein/NP_001035802 and www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/protein/NP_001164496, respectively). Exemplary RPTP(kappa) polypeptide sequences are shown in NCBI Reference Sequence: NP 001129120.1 and NCBI Reference Sequence: NP 001278910.1 (found at URLs www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/protein/NP_001129120 and www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/protein/NP_001278910, respectively). Exemplary LAR polypeptide sequences are shown in NCBI Reference Sequence: NP_001316066.1 and NCBI Reference Sequence: NP_001316067.1 (found at URLs www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/protein/NP_001316066 and www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/protein/NP_001316067, respectively). An exemplary RPTP(gamma) polypeptide sequences is shown in NCBI Reference Sequence: NP 002832.3 (found at URL www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/protein/NP_002832). Those of ordinary skill in the art will be aware of other suitable RPTP(mu), RPTP(delta), RPTP(kappa), LAR, or RPTP(gamma) polypeptide sequences that can be used in accordance with materials and methods disclosed herein, as well as nucleic acid sequences encoding them.

Full-length RPTP(kappa) (also known as PTPRK) is composed of a MAM domain, Ig domain, four fibronectin type-III (FN-III) domains, and two intracellular phosphatase domains. The full-length PTPRK protein gets processed by Furin cleavage at an 51 cleavage site during production and maturation of the PTPRK, giving rise to the mature transmembrane protein that is composed of the E-subunit and the P-subunit, which mature transmembrane protein is expressed on the surface as a bipartite molecule. Exemplary 51 cleavage sites include the amino acid sequences RXRR (SEQ ID NO: 6) or RXKR (SEQ ID NO: 7), where X is any amino acid. After ligand interaction, presumably caused by high cell-density, a protease from the ADAM family (e.g., ADAM10 or ADAM17) is recruited to cleave at the S2 site releasing the E-subunit and the extracellular stalk of the P-subunit. The membrane bound P-subunit is then processed by gamma-secretase and is shuttled to the nucleus where it can regulate gene transcription.

In some embodiments, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein include a “core” portion of a receptor-like protein tyrosine phosphatase (e.g., PTPRK), which core portion includes at least one (e.g., only one or only two) integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., at least one fibronectin domain (e.g., a fibronectin type-III (FN-III) domain)) comprising an S2 cleavage site, a transmembrane domain, and/or an intracellular regulatory domain comprising a gamma-secretase protease cleavage site.

In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain is a fibronectin domain (e.g., a fibronectin type-III (FN-III) domain). Fibronectin domains are found in a wide variety of extracellular proteins including other extracellular-matrix molecules, cell-surface receptors, enzymes, and muscle proteins. The FN-III domain is an evolutionary conserved protein domain that is found in a variety of proteins. The FN-III domain is approximately 100 amino acids long and possesses a conserved beta sandwich fold with one beta sheet containing four strands and the other sheet containing three strands. In contrast to the two other fibronectin-type domains, the FN-III domain is the only one without disulfide bonding present. Sites of interaction with other molecules, including integrins, have been mapped to short stretch of amino acids such as the Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) sequence found in various FN-III domains.

In some embodiments, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein include at least one FN-III domain (e.g., one or two FN-III domains) as the integrin ligand-binding domain. In some embodiments, one or more FN-III domains in a chimeric transmembrane receptor provided herein are cleaved upon the extracellular antigen-binding domain of the binding of the chimeric transmembrane receptor to its target ligand. In some embodiments, such cleavage results in cleavage of the S2 protease cleavage site and subsequent cleavage of the gamma-secretase cleavage site, resulting in release of the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain from remainder of the chimeric transmembrane receptor (e.g., release from the transmembrane domain).

In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain for use in chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein comprises portions of integrin ligand-binding domains present in two or more endogenous proteins, such that the integrin ligand-binding domain retains the ability to be cleaved at the S2 cleavage site. In some embodiments, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein include an integrin ligand-binding domain that differs from an integrin ligand-binding domain present in an endogenous protein by one or more amino acids, e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, or more amino acids.

In some embodiments, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein include an integrin ligand-binding domain that shares a degree of amino acid sequence identity to an integrin ligand-binding domain present in an endogenous protein. For example, an integrin ligand-binding domain for use in an chimeric transmembrane receptor provided herein can share at least 80%, at least 81%, at least 82%, at least 83%, at least 84%, at least 85%, at least 86%, at least 87%, at least 88%, at least 89%, at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, at least 99% or more sequence identity with an integrin ligand-binding domain present in an endogenous protein. As will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill the art, an integrin ligand-binding domain that differs from an integrin ligand-binding domain present in an endogenous protein by one or more amino acids should still retain the ability to be cleaved at the S2 cleavage site. Methods of identifying and/or testing such modified integrin ligand-binding domains are known in the art.

In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., a fibronectin-type III domain) is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 35, shown below:

[SEQ ID NO: 35] gatgtgcctggtcccgtaccagtaaaatctcttcaaggaacatcctttga aaataagatcttcttgaactggaaagaacctttggatccaaatggaatca tcactcaatatgagatcagctatagcagtataagatcatttgatcctgca gttccagtggctggacctccccagactgtatcaaatttatggaacagtac acaccatgtctttatgcatctccaccctggaaccacgtaccagtttttca taagagccagcacggtcaaaggctttggtccagccacagccatcaatgtc acc.

In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., a fibronectin type III domain) includes a polypeptide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 36, shown below:

[SEQ ID NO: 36] DVPGPVPVKSLQGTSFENKIFLNWKEPLDPNGIITQYEISYSSIRSFDPA VPVAGPPQTVSNLWNSTHHVFMHLHPGTTYQFFIRASTVKGFGPATAINV T.

In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., a fibronectin type III domain) is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 37, shown below:

[SEQ ID NO: 37] cctgactatgaaggagttgatgcctctctcaatgaaactgccaccacaat aactgtattgttgagaccagcacaagccaaaggtgctcctatcagtgctt atcagattgttgtggaagaactgcacccacaccgaaccaagagagaagcc ggagccatggaatgctaccaggttcctgtcacataccaaaatgccatgag tgggggtgcaccgtattactttgctgcagaactacccccgggaaacctac ct.

In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., a fibronectin type III domain) includes a polypeptide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 38, shown below:

PDYEGVDASLNETATTITVLLRPAQAKGAPISAYQIVVEELHPHRTKREAGAME CYQVPVTYQNAMSGGAPYYFAAELPPGNLP [SEQ ID NO: 38]. In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., a fibronectin-type III domain) is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of:

(SEQ ID NO: 55) AAAAATTTCCACGTGAAGGCTGTTATGAAAACATCCGTTCTCCTGTCATG GGAAATCCCGGAAAACTATAATTCTGCTATGCCTTTCAAGATATTGTATG ATGATGGCAAGATGGTTGAAGAGGTCGACGGTCGGGCGACACAAAAACTG ATCGTTAACCTCAAACCTGAGAAATCATATTCATTCGTCCTCACCAATCG CGGTAATAGTGCTGGTGGCCTCCAGCACCGGGTAACCGCAAAAACTGCGC CTGAT.

In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., a fibronectin type III domain) includes an amino acid sequence of:

(SEQ ID NO: 54) KNFHVKAVMKTSVLLSWEIPENYNSAMPFKILYDDGKMVEEVDGRATQKL IVNLKPEKSYSFVLTNRGNSAGGLQHRVTAKTAPD.

In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., a fibronectin-type III domain) is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of:

(SEQ ID NO: 64) GCCAAAAACTTCAGAGTAGCGGCGGCGATGAAAACTTCTGTCCTTCTGAG CTGGGAAGTTCCGGATTCCTATAAATCCGCTGTCCCCTTCAAGATATTGT ACAATGGTCAAAGTGTCGAGGTTGATGGACACTCCATGAGGAAACTCATT GCCGACCTCCAACCGAACACAGAATACAGTTTTGTTTTGATGAATCGCGG TTCCTCAGCCGGGGGCCTGCAGCACCTCGTGAGTATTAGGACCGCTCCCG AT.

In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., a fibronectin-type III domain) is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of:

(SEQ ID NO: 65) GCAAAAAACTTCAGAGTAGCGGCGGCGATGAAAACTTCTGTCCTTCTGAG CTGGGAAGTTCCGGATTCCTATAAATCCGCTGTCCCCTTCAAGATATTGT ACAATGGTCAAAGTGTCGAGGTTGATGGACACTCCATGAGGAAACTCATT GCCGACCTCCAACCGAACACAGAATACAGTTTTGTTTTGATGAATCGCGG TTCCTCAGCCGGGGGCCTGCAGCACCTCGTGAGTATTAGGACCGCTCCCG AT.

In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., a fibronectin type III domain) includes an amino acid sequence of:

(SEQ ID NO: 63) AKNFRVAAAMKTSVLLSWEVPDSYKSAVPFKILYNGQSVEVDGHSMRKLI ADLQPNTEYSFVLMNRGSSAGGLQHLVSIRTAPD.

In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., a fibronectin-type III domain) is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of:

(SEQ ID NO: 71) ATATTTCTGCAATGGCGAGAGCCTACACAAACATACGGAGTCATAACGTT GTACGAAATTACGTACAAGGCCGTGTCATCATTCGATCCCGAAATTGATC TTTCTAACCAGTCAGGGCGCGTAAGTAAACTCGGCAACGAGACCCACTTT TTGTTCTTCGGCCTGTATCCGGGCACTACGTACAGTTTCACCATCCGCGC ATCTACGGCCAAGGGTTTTGGCCCACCCGCTACGAACCAGTTTACTACGA AGATTTCTGCTCCTTCA.

In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., a fibronectin type III domain) includes an amino acid sequence of:

(SEQ ID NO: 70) IFLQWREPTQTYGVITLYEITYKAVSSFDPEIDLSNQSGRVSKLGNETHF LFFGLYPGTTYSFTIRASTAKGFGPPATNQFTTKISAPS.

In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., a fibronectin-type III domain) is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of:

(SEQ ID NO: 73) CCAGCTTATGAACTCGAAACTCCACTGAACCAAACTGACAACACAGTTAC TGTGATGCTGAAGCCCGCGCATAGCCGAGGTGCCCCAGTTTCTGTGTATC AAATTGTGGTAGAAGAAGAACGGCCACGCCGCACAAAGAAGACGACGGAA ATACTGAAATGTTATCCAGTCCCTATTCACTTCCAGAACGCTAGTTTGCT TAACTCACAGTATTATTTCGCGGCAGAATTCCCCGCCGATTCTCTGCAG.

In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., a fibronectin type III domain) includes an amino acid sequence of:

(SEQ ID NO: 72) PAYELETPLNQTDNTVTVIVILKPAHSRGAPVSVYQIVVEEERPRRTKKT TEILKCYPVPIEIFQNASLLNSQYYFAAEFPADSLQ.

In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., a fibronectin-type III domain) is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of:

(SEQ ID NO: 81) GTCCCATCCGGTATAGCGGCTGAAAGCTTGACATTTACCCCATTGGAAGA TATGATTTTCCTGAAATGGGAAGAACCACAAGAGCCCAATGGTCTCATTA CTCAATATGAGATCAGTTACCAGAGCATTGAGTCAAGTGATCCCGCTGTC AATGTACCGGGACCTCGCAGGACTATCTCTAAGCTGCGGAACGAAACGTA CCATGTATTCAGCAACCTGCACCCCGGCACCACGTACTTGTTTTCCGTAC GCGCGAGAACTGGCAAGGGATTCGGGCAGGCTGCCCTTACAGAAATAACT ACGAACATTTCTGCTCCTTCA.

In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., a fibronectin type III domain) includes an amino acid sequence of:

(SEQ ID NO: 80) VPSGIAAESLTFTPLEDMIFLKWEEPQEPNGLITQYEISYQSIESSDPAV NVPGPRRTISKLRNETYHVFSNLHPGTTYLFSVRARTGKGFGQAALTEIT TNISAPS.

In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., a fibronectin-type III domain) is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of:

(SEQ ID NO: 83) TTCGACTACGCAGACATGCCTTCACCGCTCGGTGAATCTGAGAACACCAT TACGGTCCTGCTTAGGCCTGCACAGGGAAGGGGTGCTCCCATTTCCGTCT ACCAGGTAATCGTTGAAGAGGAACGCGCCCGGCGGCTCAGACGGGAACCC GGTGGGCAAGACTGTTTCCCGGTCCCTCTGACCTTTGAGGCGGCCTTGGC CAGAGGTCTGGTGCATTACTTCGGAGCCGAGTTGGCCGCAAGCTCACTG.

In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., a fibronectin type III domain) includes an amino acid sequence of:

(SEQ ID NO: 82) FDYADNIPSPLGESENTITVLLRPAQGRGAPISVYQVIVEEERARRLRRE PGGQDCFPVPLTFEAALARGLVHYFGAELAASSL.

In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., a fibronectin-type III domain) is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of:

(SEQ ID NO: 89) AAAATCTATATTCAATGGAAGCCGCCAAATGAAACCAATGGAGTTATAAC GCTCTATGAAATCAACTACAAGGCGGTTGGCTCCCTTGATCCCTCTGCCG ACCTTTCCTCACAGCGGGGTAAAGTGTTCAAGCTGAGGAACGAAACGCAC CACCTTTTCGTGGGGTTGTATCCAGGAACGACCTACAGTTTTACTATTAA GGCTTCCACAGCCAAAGGCTTTGGGCCCCCTGTAACCACTAGGATTGCTA CTAAAATCTCCGCGCCATCT.

In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., a fibronectin type III domain) includes an amino acid sequence of:

(SEQ ID NO: 88) KIYIQWKPPNETNGVITLYEINYKAVGSLDPSADLSSQRGKVFKLRNETH ELFVGLYPGTTYSFTIKASTAKGFGPPVTTRIATKISAPS.

In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., a fibronectin-type III domain) is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of:

(SEQ ID NO: 91) ATGCCCGAATATGATACGGACACCCCATTGAACGAAACAGATACAACAAT AACTGTCATGCTGAAGCCTGCGCAATCACGCGGAGCCCCTGTCAGCGTAT ATCAACTTGTAGTCAAAGAAGAAAGACTGCAAAAATCCCGACGCGCTGCC GACATTATTGAGTGCTTCTCAGTACCCGTGAGCTACAGAAACGCTAGTAG CTTGGATTCTTTGCATTATTTCGCGGCCGAACTTAAGCCCGCGAATCTTC CGGTGACTCAACCGTTTACAGTGGGTGACAATAAAACTTACAATGGCTAT TGGAACCCGCCGTTGTCACCGCTGAAGAGCTACTCAATATATTTCCAGGC CCTGAGTAAAGCTAACGGTGAGACAAAAATCAACTGTGTGAGACTTGCAA CTAAAGGA.

In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., a fibronectin type III domain) includes an amino acid sequence of:

(SEQ ID NO: 90) MPEYDTDTPLNETDTTITVIVILKPAQSRGAPVSVYQLVVKEERLQKSRR AADIIECFSVPVSYRNASSLDSLHYFAAELKPANLPVTQPFTVGDNKTYN GYWNPPLSPLKSYSIYFQALSKANGETKINCVRLATKG.

In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., a fibronectin-type III domain) is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of:

(SEQ ID NO: 99) AGTCCGAAGAACTTCAAAGTCAAGATGATCATGAAGACATCTGTGCTCTT GAGTTGGGAGTTTCCCGATAATTATAACAGCCCCACGCCTTACAAGATTC AGTACAATGGACTCACCCTTGATGTAGATGGCCGCACGACAAAGAAGCTG ATTACTCACCTCAAACCGCATACTTTCTATAATTTCGTGCTGACGAATCG GGGTTCTTCCCTGGGAGGTCTCCAGCAAACTGTAACGGCGTGGACTGCGT TTAAT.

In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., a fibronectin type III domain) includes an amino acid sequence of:

(SEQ ID NO: 98) SPKNFKVKMIMKTSVLLSWEFPDNYNSPTPYKIQYNGLTLDVDGRTTKKL ITHLKPHTFYNFVLTNRGSSLGGLQQTVTAWTAFN.

In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., a fibronectin-type III domain) is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of:

(SEQ ID NO: 105) GGTCCCGTACCAGTAAAATCTCTTCAAGGAACATCCTTTGAAAATAAGATC TTCTTGAACTGGAAAGAACCTTTGGATCCAAATGGAATCATCACTCAATAT GAGATCAGCTATAGCAGTATAAGATCATTTGATCCTGCAGTTCCAGTGGCT GGACCTCCCCAGACTGTATCAAATTTATGGAACAGTACACACCATGTCTTT ATGCATCTCCACCCTGGAACCACGTACCAGTTTTTCATAAGAGCCAGCACG GTCAAAGGCTTTGGTCCAGCCACAGCCATCAATGTCACCACCAATATCTCA GCTCCAACT.

In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., a fibronectin type III domain) includes an amino acid sequence of:

(SEQ ID NO: 104) GPVPVKSLQGTSFENKIFLNWKEPLDPNGIITQYEISYSSIRSFDPAVPVA GPPQTVSNLWNSTHEIVFMEILHPGTTYQFFIRASTVKGFGPATAINVTTN ISAPT.

In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., a fibronectin-type III domain) is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of:

(SEQ ID NO: 107) CCTGACTATGAAGGAGTTGATGCCTCTCTCAATGAAACTGCCACCACAATA ACTGTATTGTTGAGACCAGCACAAGCCAAAGGTGCTCCTATCAGTGCTTAT CAGATTGTTGTGGAAGAACTGCACCCACACCGAACCAAGAGAGAAGCCGGA GCCATGGAATGCTACCAGGTTCCTGTCACATACCAAAATGCCATGAGTGGG GGTGCACCGTATTACTTTGCTGCAGAACTACCCCCGGGAAACCTACCT.

In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., a fibronectin type III domain) includes an amino acid sequence of:

(SEQ ID NO: 106) PDYEGVDASLNETATTITVLLRPAQAKGAPISAYQIVVEELHPHRTKREAG AMECYQVPVTYQNAMSGGAPYYFAAELPPGNLP.

In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., a fibronectin-type III domain) is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of:

(SEQ ID NO: 127) CCACCGCAAAAAGTTATGTGTGTGAGCATGGGATCTACCACCGTCCGCGTT TCTTGGGTTCCACCGCCTGCCGATAGTCGGAATGGCGTCATTACTCAATAC AGCGTAGCCTACGAGGCCGTGGATGGAGAGGATAGAGGTCGCCATGTCGTA GATGGAATTAGCCGCGAGCATAGTTCATGGGACTTAGTCGGGTTGGAAAAG TGGACTGAATACCGTGTTTGGGTCCGAGCTCACACGGATGTTGGCCCAGGA CCAGAGTCCAGTCCCGTTCTCGTTCGGACGGACGAGGAC. 

In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., a fibronectin type III domain) includes an amino acid sequence of:

(SEQ ID NO: 126) PPQKVIVICVSMGSTTVRVSWVPPPADSRNGVITQYSVAYEAVDGEDRGRH VVDGISREHSSWDLVGLEKWTEYRVWVRAHTDVGPGPESSPVLVRTDED.

In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., a fibronectin-type III domain) is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of:

(SEQ ID NO: 129) CCACCCCGAAAAGTTGAGGTAGAGCCCCTGAATAGTACGGCAGTACATGTC TATTGGAAGCTCCCTGTTCCATCAAAGCAACATGGGCAGATTAGGGGGTAC CAAGTTACATATGTGCGATTGGAAAACGGGGAACCACGGGGCCTCCCGATC ATCCAAGATGTTATGCTCGCAGAGGCACAGTGGCGCCCCGAGGAGTCCGAA GATTATGAAACTACTATAAGTGGGCTTACCCCAGAGACAACCTACTCTGTA ACTGTAGCTGCTTACACGACCAAAGGGGATGGCGCCCGAAGCAAGCCCAAA ATTGTTACCACAACAGGGGCT.

In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., a fibronectin type III domain) includes an amino acid sequence of:

(SEQ ID NO: 128) PPRKVEVEPLNSTAVHVYWKLPVPSKQHGQIRGYQVTYVRLENGEPRGLPI IQDVMLAEAQWRPEESEDYETTISGLTPETTYSVTVAAYTTKGDGARSKPK IVTTTGA.

In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., a fibronectin-type III domain) is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of:

(SEQ ID NO: 131) GTACCCGGCAGACCGACAATGATGATCAGCACGACAGCGATGAACACGGCA CTTCTGCAATGGCATCCGCCCAAGGAATTGCCAGGGGAGTTGCTCGGCTAC CGGCTGCAATACTGTAGGGCAGATGAAGCAAGGCCGAACACAATCGATTTC GGAAAGGATGATCAGCACTTTACTGTTACCGGACTTCATAAAGGGACAACT TATATCTTCCGGCTGGCGGCTAAAAATAGAGCGGGCTTGGGAGAAGAATTC GAGAAGGAGATTAGAACCCCGGAGGATTTG. 

In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., a fibronectin type III domain) includes an amino acid sequence of:

(SEQ ID NO: 130) VPGRPTIVIMISTTAIVINTALLQWHPPKELPGELLGYRLQYCRADEARPN TIDFGKDDQHFTVTGLHKGTTYIFRLAAKNRAGLGEEFEKEIRTPEDL.

In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., a fibronectin-type III domain) is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of:

(SEQ ID NO: 133) TTCCCGCAAAATCTCCATGTCACGGGACTCACTACTTCAACGACCGAACTC GCTTGGGATCCTCCAGTCCTTGCCGAAAGAAACGGAAGGATTATAAGCTAC ACCGTAGTCTTCCGAGATATTAACTCACAACAAGAACTCCAGAATATTACT ACCGATACGCGATTCACATTGACAGGACTTAAGCCTGACACGACTTATGAT ATAAAAGTCCGGGCTTGGACTTCCAAAGGAAGCGGACCACTGTCTCCCTCA ATCCAATCGAGGACTATGCCAGTT.

In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., a fibronectin type III domain) includes an amino acid sequence of:

(SEQ ID NO: 132) FPQNLHVTGLTTSTTELAWDPPVLAERNGRIISYTVVFRDINSQQELQNIT TDTRFTLTGLKPDTTYDIKVRAWTSKGSGPLSPSIQSRTMPV.

In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., a fibronectin type III domain) can be encoded by a nucleic acid sequence that is at least 70%, at least 72%, at least 74%, at least 76%, at least 78%, at least 80%, at least 82%, at least 84%, at least 86%, at least 88%, at least 90%, at least 92%, at least 94%, at least 96%, at least 98%, at least 99%, or 100% identical to any one of SEQ ID NOs: 35, 37, 55, 64, 65, 71, 73, 81, 83, 89, 91, 99, 105, 107, 127, 129, 131, and 133.

In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., a fibronectin type III domain) can include a sequence that is at least 70%, at least 72%, at least 74%, at least 76%, at least 78%, at least 80%, at least 82%, at least 84%, at least 86%, at least 88%, at least 90%, at least 92%, at least 94%, at least 96%, at least 98%, at least 99%, or 100% identical to any one of SEQ ID NOs: 36, 38, 54, 63, 70, 72, 80, 82, 88, 90, 98, 104, 106, 126, 128, 130, and 132. In some embodiments, an integrin ligand-binding domain (e.g., fibronectin type III domain) can include a sequence that is identical to any one of SEQ ID NOs: 36, 38, 54, 63, 70, 72, 80, 82, 88, 90, 98, 104, 106, 126, 128, 130, and 132, except that it includes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, or 15 amino acid substitutions or deletions.

As one skilled in the art, amino acids that are conserved between different related protein domains are more likely to contribute to the function of the protein, and therefore, should not be substituted, while amino acids that are not conserved between different protein domains are less likely to contribute to the function of the protein, and it is likely that substitutions at these amino acid positions will not result in a loss in the activity of the protein.

Transmembrane Domains

Chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein include a transmembrane domain. The term “transmembrane domain” refers to a domain of a polypeptide that includes at least one contiguous amino acid sequence that traverses a lipid bilayer when present in the corresponding endogenous polypeptide when expressed in a mammalian cell. For example, a transmembrane domain can include one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, or ten contiguous amino acid sequences that each traverse a lipid bilayer when present in the corresponding endogenous polypeptide when expressed in a mammalian cell. As is known in the art, a transmembrane domain can, e.g., include at least one (e.g., two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, or ten) contiguous amino acid sequence (that traverses a lipid bilayer when present in the corresponding endogenous polypeptide when expressed in a mammalian cell) that has α-helical secondary structure in the lipid bilayer. In some embodiments, a transmembrane domain can include two or more contiguous amino acid sequences (that each traverse a lipid bilayer when present in the corresponding endogenous polypeptide when expressed in a mammalian cell) that form a β-barrel secondary structure in the lipid bilayer.

Any of a variety of transmembrane domains can be used in accordance with the chimeric transmembrane receptors and methods described herein. In some embodiments, chimeric transmembrane receptors can include a transmembrane domain that is present in an endogenous polypeptide. In some embodiments, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein include at least one transmembrane domain that is present in a protein in receptor-like protein tyrosine phosphatase, including without limitation, a receptor-like protein tyrosine phosphatase in the Type IIa or Type IIb sub-families. For example, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein can include at least one transmembrane domain that is present in RTPT(mu), RPTP(delta), RPTP(kappa), LAR, or RPTP(gamma). Other non-limiting examples of polypeptides having transmembrane domains that are suitable for use in chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein include CD28, CD3 epsilon, CD4, CD5, CD6, CD8a, CD9, CD16, CD22, CD33, CD37, CD 45, CD64, CD80, CD86, CD134, 4-1BB, GITR, NGFR, and CD154. Additional examples of transmembrane domains are known in the art.

In some embodiments, a transmembrane domain for use in chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein comprises portions of transmembrane domains present in two or more endogenous proteins, such that the chimeric transmembrane domain retains the ability to fold correctly and traverse the cell membrane. In some embodiments, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein include a transmembrane domain that differs from a transmembrane domain present in an endogenous protein by one or more amino acids, e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, or more amino acids.

In some embodiments, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein include a transmembrane domain that shares a degree of amino acid sequence identity to a transmembrane domain present in an endogenous protein. For example, a transmembrane domain for use in an chimeric transmembrane receptor provided herein can share at least 80%, at least 81%, at least 82%, at least 83%, at least 84%, at least 85%, at least 86%, at least 87%, at least 88%, at least 89%, at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, at least 99% or more sequence identity with a transmembrane domain present in an endogenous protein. As will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill the art, a transmembrane domain that differs from a transmembrane domain present in an endogenous protein by one or more amino acids should still retain the ability to fold correctly and traverse the cell membrane. Methods of identifying and/or testing such modified transmembrane domains are known in the art.

A non-limiting example of a transmembrane domain is encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of:

(SEQ ID NO: 93) GCTGGGGTAATTGCAGGACTGCTTATGTTCATCATAATCCTGCTTGGGGTT ATGCTTACTATC. A non-limiting example of a transmembrane domain can include the amino acid sequence of: AGVIAGLLMFIIILLGVMLTI (SEQ ID NO: 92). An exemplary transmembrane domain can include a sequence that is at least 70%, at least 72%, at least 74%, at least 76%, at least 78%, at least 80%, at least 82%, at least 84%, at least 86%, at least 88%, at least 90%, at least 92%, at least 94%, at least 96%, at least 98%, at least 99%, or 100% identical to SEQ ID NO: 92. An exemplary transmembrane domain can be encoded by a nucleic acid sequence that is at least 70%, at least 72%, at least 74%, at least 76%, at least 78%, at least 80%, at least 82%, at least 84%, at least 86%, at least 88%, at least 90%, at least 92%, at least 94%, at least 96%, at least 98%, at least 99%, or 100% identical to SEQ ID NO: 93.

Intracellular Regulatory Domains

In some embodiments, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein include an intracellular regulatory domain. As will be appreciated upon reading the present specification, a function of the intracellular regulatory domain is to mediate release of the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain from the remainder of the chimeric transmembrane receptor (e.g., via cleavage of the intracellular regulatory domain upon the chimeric transmembrane receptor binding a target antigen via its extracellular antigen-binding domain). In some embodiments, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein having: an extracellular antigen-binding domain that is capable of specifically binding to a target antigen, an extracellular integrin ligand-binding domain comprising an S2 protease cleavage site, a transmembrane domain, an intracellular regulatory domain comprising a gamma-secretase protease cleavage site, and an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain, can regulate transcription of a heterologous target gene. For example, when the extracellular antigen-binding domain binds the target antigen, the integrin ligand-binding domain is cleaved at its S2 protease cleavage site and the intracellular regulatory domain is cleaved at its gamma-secretase protease cleavage site, releasing the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain that can translocate to the nucleus and regulate transcription of the heterologous target gene.

Any of a variety of intracellular regulatory domains can be used in accordance with the chimeric transmembrane receptors and methods described herein. In some embodiments, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein include at least one intracellular regulatory domain that is present in a protein in receptor-like protein tyrosine phosphatase, including without limitation, a receptor-like protein tyrosine phosphatase in the Type IIa or Type I % sub-families. For example, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein can include at least one intracellular regulatory domain that is present in RPTP(mu), RPTP(delta), RPTP(kappa), LAR, or RPTP(gamma). In some embodiments, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein include at least one intracellular regulatory domain that is present in a Notch protein.

In some embodiments, an intracellular regulatory domain for use in chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein comprises portions of intracellular regulatory domains present in two or more endogenous proteins, such that the chimeric transmembrane receptor retains the ability to be cleaved at the gamma-secretase cleavage site. In some embodiments, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein include an intracellular regulatory domain that differs from an intracellular regulatory domain present in an endogenous protein by one or more amino acids, e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, or more amino acids.

In some embodiments, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein include an intracellular regulatory domain that shares a degree of amino acid sequence identity to an intracellular regulatory domain present in an endogenous protein. For example, an intracellular regulatory domain for use in an chimeric transmembrane receptor provided herein can share at least 80%, at least 81%, at least 82%, at least 83%, at least 84%, at least 85%, at least 86%, at least 87%, at least 88%, at least 89%, at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, at least 99% or more sequence identity with an intracellular regulatory domain present in an endogenous protein (e.g., any of the exemplary PTPR proteins described herein or any of the exemplary portions of PTPR proteins described herein). As will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill the art, an intracellular regulatory domain that differs from an intracellular regulatory domain present in an endogenous protein by one or more amino acids should still retain the ability to be cleaved at the gamma-secretase cleavage site. Methods of identifying and/or testing such modified intracellular regulatory domains are known in the art.

In some embodiments, an intracellular regulatory domain of a chimeric transmembrane receptor provided herein includes a gamma-secretase (γ-secretase) cleavage site. A γ-secretase cleavage site can comprise a Gly-Val dipeptide sequence (e.g., a chimeric transmembrane receptor can include a gamma-secretase (γ-secretase) cleavage site having the sequence VGCGVLLS (SEQ ID NO: 8) or GCGVLLS (SEQ ID NO: 9)). Those of ordinary skill in the art will be aware of other suitable γ-secretase cleavage sites and/or amino acid sequences having such a γ-secretase cleavage site that can be used in accordance with the chimeric transmembrane receptors and methods provided herein.

Intracellular Transcriptional Regulatory Domains

In some embodiments, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein include at least one intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain. In some embodiments, the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain regulates transcription of a heterologous target gene. In some embodiments, the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain includes a nuclear localization signal such that upon release from the chimeric transmembrane receptor, the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain translocates to the nucleus where it regulates transcription of a heterologous target gene. In some embodiments, a heterologous target gene includes a transcription regulatory sequence (e.g., a promoter) that is operably linked to an expression sequence encoding a polypeptide (e.g., a recombinant protein). In some embodiments, an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain includes a DNA binding domain and a transcriptional activation domain. In some embodiments, a DNA binding domain of an intracellular transcriptional regulatory binds a transcription regulatory sequence (e.g., a promoter) that is operably linked to a sequence encoding a polypeptide (e.g., a recombinant protein). In some embodiments, a heterologous target gene includes an expression sequence encoding a polypeptide to be expressed in a cell that expresses the chimeric transmembrane receptor (e.g., after the extracellular antigen-binding domain of the chimeric transmembrane receptor binds its target antigen, resulting in release of the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain from the transmembrane domain). Non-limiting examples of such polypeptides include chimeric antigen receptors (CARs), T cell receptors (TCRs), and cytokines. Those of ordinary skill in the art will be aware of other suitable polypeptides that can be expressed a cell that expresses any of the variety of chimeric transmembrane receptors described herein.

In some embodiments, an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain is a transcriptional activator. In some embodiments, an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain is an engineered protein that includes a DNA binding domain (e.g., a zinc finger or TALE based DNA binding domain) and a transcriptional effector domain (e.g., VP16 or VP64). In some embodiments, an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain is a GAL4-VP16 fusion protein. In some embodiments, an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain is a GAL4-VP64 fusion protein. Those of ordinary skill in the art will be aware of other suitable proteins that include a DNA binding domain and/or a transcriptional effector domain that can be used in accordance with intracellular transcriptional regulatory domains and methods provided herein.

In some embodiments, an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain represses transcription of heterologous target gene. In some embodiments, an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain includes a DNA binding domain and a transcriptional repressor domain.

An intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain can include amino acid sequences from any of a variety of polypeptides. Non-limiting examples of such polypeptides include: transcriptional activators, transcriptional repressors, transcriptional co-activators, transcriptional co-repressors, DNA binding polypeptides, RNA binding polypeptides, and translational regulatory polypeptides.

In some cases, an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain can include one or more amino acid sequences from one or more polypeptides that affect transcription. For example, an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain can include amino acid sequences from one or more of the following exemplary transcriptional regulators: ABT1, ACYP2, AEBP1, AEBP2, AES, AFF1, AFF3, AHR, ANK1, ANK2, ANKFY1, ANKIB1, ANKRD1, ANKRD10, ANKRD2, ANKRD32, ANKRD46, ANKRD49, ANKRD56, ANKRD57, ANKS4B, AR, ARHGAP17, ARID1A, ARID1B, ARID3A, ARID4A, ARID5B, ARNT, ARNT2, ARNTL, ARNTL2, ARX, ASB10, ASB11, ASB12, ASB15, ASB2, ASB5, ASB8, ASB9, ASH1L, ASH2L, ASXL1, ASZ1, ATF1, ATF3, ATF4, ATF4, ATF5, ATF6, ATF7, ATF7IP, ATM, ATOH1, ATXN3, 1300003B13RIK, B3GAT3, B930041F14RIK, BACH1, BACH2, BARX1, BARX2, BATF, BATF2, BATF3, BAZ2A, BBX, BC003267, BCL11A, BCL11B, BCL3, BCL6, BCL6B, BCLAF1, BCOR, BHLHA15, BHLHE40, BHLHE41, BLZF1, BMYC, BNC1, BNC2, BPNT1, BRCA1, BRWD1, BTBD11, BTF3, 6030408C04RIK, CAMK4, CARHSP1, CARM1, CBX4, CBX7, CCNC, CCNH, CCNT1, CCNT2, CDC5L, CDK2, CDK4, CDK9, CDKN2C, CDX1, CDX1, CDX2, CEBPA, CEBPB, CEBPD, CEBPG, CEBPG, CEBPZ, CHD4, CHD7, CHGB, CIC, CIITA, CITED1, CITED2, CITED4, CLOCK, CLPB, CML3, CNOT7, COPS2, CREB1, CREB3, CREB3L1, CREB3L1, CREB3L2, CREB3L3, CREB5, CREBBP, CREBL2, CREM, CSDA, CSDA, CSDC2, CSDE1, CTBP2, CTCF, CTCFL, CTNNB1, CTNNBL1, CXXC1, D11BWG0517E, 2300002D11RIK, DACH1, DAXX, DBP, DDIT3, DDX20, DDX54, DDX58, DEAF1, DEK, DIDO1, DLX2, DMRT1, DMRT2, DMRTB1, DNMT1, DNMT3A, DR1, DRG1, DUSP26, DYSFIP1, E2F1, E2F2, E2F3, E2F5, E2F6, EBF1, EBF2, EBF3, EBF3, EED, EGR1, EGR2, EGR3, EHF, EHMT2, EID2, ELAVL2, ELF1, ELF1, ELF2, ELF3, ELF4, ELF5, ELK3, ELK4, ELL2, EMX2, EMX2, EN2, ENPP2, EOMES, EP300, EPAS1, ERF, ERG, ESR1, ESRRA, ESRRB, ESRRG, ETS1, ETS2, ETV1, ETV3, ETV4, ETV5, ETV6, EVIL EWSR1, EZH1, EZH2, FAH, FBXL10, FBXL11, FBXW7, FEM1A, FEM1B, FEM1C, FHL2, FLI1, FMNL2, FOS, FOSB, FOSL1, FOSL2, FOXA1, FOXA2, FOXA3, FOXC1, FOXD1, FOXD2, FOXD3, FOXF1, FOXF1A, FOXF2, FOXG1, FOXI1, FOXJ2, FOXJ3, FOXK1, FOXK2, FOXL1, FOXL2, FOXM1, FOXN1, FOXN2, FOXN3, FOXO1, FOXO3, FOXP1, FOXP2, FOXP3, FOXP4, FOXQ1, FUS, FUSIP1, 2810021G02RIK, GABPA, GABPB1, GARNL1, GAS7, GATA1, GATA2, GATA3, GATA4, GATA5, GATA5, GATA6, GBX2, GCDH, GCM1, GFI1, GFI1B, GLI2, GLI3, GLIS1, GLIS2, GLIS3, GLS2, GMEB1, GMEB2, GRHL1, GRHL2, GRHL3, GRLF1, GTF2A1, GTF2B, GTF2E2, GTF2F1, GTF2F2, GTF2H2, GTF2H4, GTF2I, GTF2IRD1, GTF2IRD1, GZFL HAND2, HBP1, HCLS1, HDAC10, HDAC11, HDAC2, HDAC5, HDAC9, HELZ, HES1, HES4, HES5, HES6, HEXIM1, HEY2, HEYL, HHEX, HHEX, HIC1, HIC2, HIF1A, HIF1AN, HIPK2, HIVEP1, HIVEP2, HIVEP2, HIVEP3, HLF, HLTF, HLX, HMBOX1, HMG20A, HMGA2, HMGB2, HMGB3, HNF1B, HNF4A, HNF4G, HOMEZ, HOXA10, HOXA11, HOXA13, HOXA2, HOXA3, HOXA4, HOXA5, HOXA6, HOXA7, HOXA9, HOXB1, HOXB2, HOXB3, HOXB4, HOXB6, HOXB7, HOXB8, HOXB9, HOXC10, HOXC10, HOXC11, HOXC5, HOXC6, HOXC8, HOXC9, HOXD8, HOXD9, HR, HSBP1, HSF2BP, HTATIP2, HTATSF1, HUWE1, 5830417I10RIK, ID1, ID2, ID3, ID3, IFNAR2, IKBKB, IKBKG, IKZF1, IKZF2, IKZF3, IKZF4, IL31RA, ILF3, ING1, ING2, ING3, ING4, INSM1, INTS12, IQWD1, IRF1, IRF1, IRF2, IRF3, IRF4, IRF5, IRF6, IRF7, IRF8, IRF8, IRX1, IRX2, IRX3, IRX4, IRX5, ISL1, ISL2, ISX, ISX, IVNS1ABP, 2810021J22RIK, JARID1A, JARID1B, JARID1C, JARID1D, JDP2, JUN, JUNB, JUND, KLF1, KLF10, KLF11, KLF12, KLF13, KLF15, KLF16, KLF2, KLF3, KLF3, KLF4, KLF5, KLF6, KLF7, KLF8, KLF9, KRR1, 6330416L07RIK, L3MBTL2, LASS2, LASS4, LASS6, LBA1, LBH, LBX1, LCOR, LDB1, LDB2, LEFT, LHX1, LHX2, LHX5, LIMD1, LIN28, LMO1, LMO4, LMX1A, LSM11, LSM4, LYL1, 9030612M13RIK, 1810007M14RIK, 3632451006RIK, MAF, MAFA, MAFB, MAFF, MAFG, MAFK, MAGED1, MAP3K12, MAPK1, MAPK3, MAPK8, MAPK81P1, MAX, MAZ, MBD2, MCM2, MCM4, MCM5, MCM6, MCM1, MECOM, MECP2, MED12, MEDS, MEF2A, MEF2B, MEF2C, MEF2D, MEIS1, MEIS1, MEIS2, MEOX2, MESP2, MID1, MITF, MKI67IP, MKL1, MLL1, MLL3, MLLT10, MLLT3, MLX, MLXIP, MLXIPL, MNT, MNX1, MPL, MSC, MSRB2, MSX2, MTA3, MTF1, MTF2, MTPN, MXD1, MXD4, MXI1, MYB, MYBBP1A, MYBL2, MYC, MYCBP, MYCL1, MYCN, MYEF2, MYF6, MYNN, MYOCD, MYOD1, MYOG, MYST3, MYST4, MYT1L, MZF1, NAB1, NAB2, NANOG, NARG1, NCOA1, NCOA2, NCOA3, NCOR1, NCOR2, NDN, NEUROD1, NEUROD4, NEUROD6, NEUROG1, NEUROG2, NFAT5, NFATC1, NFATC2, NFATC2IP, NFATC3, NFATC3, NFATC4, NFE2, NFE2L1, NFE2L2, NFIA, NFIA, NFIB, NFIC, NFIL3, NFIX, NFKB1, NFKB2, NFKBIB, NFKBIE, NFKBIZ, NFX1, NFXL1, NFYA, NFYB, NHLH1, NKX2-2, NKX2-3, NKX2-5, NKX2-6, NKX6-2, NMI, NOTCH1, NOTCH2, NOTCH3, NOTCH4, NPAS1, NPAS2, NPAS3, NROB1, NROB2, NR1D1, NR1D2, NR1H3, NR1H4, NR1I2, NR1I3, NR2C1, NR2C2, NR2E3, NR2F1, NR2F2, NR2F6, NR3C1, NR3C2, NR4A1, NR4A2, NR4A2, NR4A3, NR5A1, NR5A2, NRARP, NRIP1, NRIP2, NSBP1, NSD1, NUDT12, NULL, NUPR1, 1700065013RIK, OLIG1, OLIG2, OLIG2, ONECUT1, ONECUT2, ONECUT3, ORC2L, OSGIN1, OSR1, OSR2, OSTF1, OVOL1, OVOL2, PAPOLA, PAPOLG, PAPPA2, PATZ1, PAWR, PAX2, PAX5, PAX6, PAX7, PAX8, PAX9, PBX1, PBX2, PBX3, PBX4, PCBD1, PCGF6, PDCD11, PDLIM4, PDX1, PEG3, PERI, PFDN1, PGR, PHF′1, PHF10, PHF12, PHF13, PHF14, PHF20, PHF21A, PHF5A, PHF7, PHOX2A, PHOX2B, PIAS2, PIR, PITX1, PITX2, PKNOX1, PKNOX2, PLA2G6, PLAGL1, PLAGL2, PLRG1, PML, POGK, POLR2B, POLR2E, POLR2H, POLR3E, POLR3H, POLRMT, POU1F1, POU2AF1, POU2F1, POU2F2, POU3F2, POU3F3, POU3F3, POU5F1, POU6F1, PPARA, PPARD, PPARG, PPARGC1A, PPARGC1B, PPP1R12C, PPP1R13B, PPP1R16B, PPP1R1B, PPP2R1A, PPP3CB, PQBP1, PRDM1, PRDM14, PRDM15, PRDM16, PRDM2, PRDM4, PRDM5, PRDM6, PRDM8, PREB, PRKAR1A, PRKCBP1, PROX1, PRRX1, PRRX2, PSMC5, PSMD10, PSMD9, PTF1A, PTGES2, PURB, PWP1, RAB11A, RAB11B, RAB15, RAB18, RAB1B, RAB25, RAB8A, RAB8B, RAI14, RARA, RARB, RARG, RASSF7, RB1, RBBP7, RBL1, RBM14, RBM39, RBM9, RBPJ, RBPJL, RCOR2, REL, RELA, RELB, RERE, REST, REXO4, RFC1, RFX1, RFX2, RFX3, RFX5, RFX7, RFX8, RHOX5, RHOX6, RHOX9, RIPK4, RNF12, RNF14, RNF141, RNF38, RNF4, RORA, RORA, RORB, RORC, RPS6KA4, RREB1, RSRC1, RUNX1, RUNX1T1, RUNX2, RUNX2, RUNX3, RUVBL1, RUVBL2, RXRA, RXRG, RYBP, SAFB2, SALL1, SALL1, SALL2, SALL4, SAP30, SAP30BP, SATB1, SATB2, SATB2, SCAND1, SCAP, SCRT2, SEC14L2, SERTAD1, SF1, SFPI1, SFRS5, SH3D19, SH3PXD2B, SHANK3, SHOX2, SHPRH, SIN3A, SIN3B, SIRT2, SIRT3, SIRT5, SIX1, SIX1, SIX2, SIX3, SIX4, SIX5, SKI, SMAD1, SMAD2, SMAD3, SMAD7, SMARCA1, SMARCA2, SMARCA5, SMARCB1, SMYD1, SNAI1, SNAI2, SNAPC2, SNAPC4, SNIP1, SOLH, SOX1, SOX10, SOX11, SOX12, SOX13, SOX15, SOX17, SOX18, SOX2, SOX21, SOX4, SOX5, SOX6, SOX7, SOX8, SOX9, SP1, SP110, SP140L, SP2, SP3, SP4, SP6, SP8, SPDEF, SPEN, SPI1, SPIB, SQSTM1, SREBF1, SREBF2, SREBF2, SRF, SSBP2, SSBP3, SSBP4, SSRP1, ST18, STAG1, STAT1, STAT1, STAT2, STAT3, STAT4, STAT5A, STAT5B, STAT5B, STATE, SUB1, SUZ12, TADA2L, TAF13, TAF5, TAF5L, TAF7, TAF9, TAL1, TAL1, TARDBP, TBPL1, TBR1, TBX1, TBX10, TBX15, TBX18, TBX2, TBX2, TBX20, TBX21, TBX3, TBX4, TBX5, TBX6, TCEA1, TCEA3, TCEAL1, TCEB3, TCERG1, TCF12, TCF15, TCF19, TCF20, TCF21, TCF21, TCF3, TCF4, TCF7, TCF7L2, TCFAP2A, TCFAP2B, TCFAP2C, TCFCP2L1, TCFE2A, TCFE3, TCFEB, TCFEC, TCFL5, TEAD1, TEAD2, TEAD3, TEAD4, TEF, TFAP2A, TFAP2C, TFCP2L1, TFDP2, TFEB, TFEC, TGFB1I1, TGIF1, TGIF2, TGIF2LX, THRA, THRAP3, THRB, THRSP, TIAL1, TLE1, TLE6, TMEM131, TMPO, TNFAIP3, TOB1, TOX4, TP63, TRERF1, TRIB3, TRIM24, TRIM28, TRIM30, TRIP13, TRIP4, TRIPE, TRP53, TRP53BP1, TRP63, TRPS1, TRPS1, TSC22D1, TSC22D2, TSC22D3, TSC22D4, TSHZ1, TSHZ1, TSHZ3, TTRAP, TUB, TULP4, TWIST1, TWIST2, TYSND1, UBE2W, UBN1, UBP1, UBTF, UGP2, UHRF1, UHRF2, UNCX, USF1, USF2, UTF1, VDR, VEZF1, VGLL2, VF64, VSX1, WASL, WHSC1, WHSC2, WT1, WWP1, WWTR1, XBP1, YAF2, YY1, ZBED1, ZBED4, ZBTB1, ZBTB10, ZBTB16, ZBTB16, ZBTB17, ZBTB2, ZBTB20, ZBTB22, ZBTB25, ZBTB32, ZBTB38, ZBTB4, ZBTB43, ZBTB45, ZBTB47, ZBTB7A, ZBTB7B, ZBTB7C, ZCCHC8, ZDHHC13, ZDHHC16, ZDHHC21, ZDHHC5, ZDHHC6, ZEB2, ANK2ZEB2, ZFHX2, ZFHX3, ZFHX4, ZFP105, ZFP110, ZFP143, ZFP148, ZFP161, ZFP192, ZFP207, ZFP219, ZFP238, ZFP263, ZFP275, ZFP277, ZFP281, ZFP287, ZFP292, ZFP35, ZFP354C, ZFP36, ZFP36L1, ZFP386, ZFP407, ZFP42, ZFP423, ZFP426, ZFP445, ZFP451, ATF5ZFP451, ZFP467, ZFP52, ZFP57, ZFP592, ZFP593, ZFP597, ZFP612, ZFP637, ZFP64, ZFP647, ZFP748, ZFP810, ZFP9, ZFP91, ZFPM1, ZFPM2, ZFX, ZHX2, ZHX3, ZIC1, ZIC2, ZIC3, ZIC4, ZIC5, ZKSCAN1, ZKSCAN3, ZMYND11, ZNF143, ZNF160, ZNF175, ZNF184, ZNF192, ZNF213, ZNF217, ZNF219, ZNF22, ZNF238, ZNF24, ZNF267, ZNF273, ZNF276, ZNF280D, ZNF281, ZNF292, ZNF311, ZNF331, ZNF335, ZNF337, ZNF33B, ZNF366, ZNF394, ZNF398, ZNF41, ZNF410, ZNF415, ZNF423, ZNF436, ZNF444, ZNF445, ZNF451, ZNF460, ZNF496, ZNF498, ZNF516, ZNF521, ZNF532, ZNF536, ZNF546, ZNF552, ZNF563, ZNF576, ZNF580, ZNF596, ZNF621, ZNF628, ZNF648, ZNF649, ZNF652, ZNF655, ZNF664, ZNF668, ZNF687, ZNF692, ZNF696, ZNF697, ZNF710, ZNF80, ZNF91, ZNF92, ZNRD1, ZSCAN10, ZSCAN16, ZSCAN20, ZSCAN21, ZXDC, and ZZZ3. Additionally or alternatively, an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain can include one or more amino acid sequences from one or more of the following exemplary transcriptional regulators: ASCL1, BRN2, CDX2, CDX4, CTNNB1, EOMES, JUN, FOS, HNF4a, HOXAs (e.g., HOXA1, HOXA2, HOXA3, HOXA4, HOXA5, HOXA10, HOXA11, HOXA13), HOXBs (e.g., HOXB9), HOXCs (e.g., HOXC4, HOXC5, HOXC6, HOXC8, HOXC9, HOXC10, HOXC11, HOXC12, HOXC13), HOXDs (e.g., HOXD1, HOXD3, HOXD4, HOXD8, HOXD9, HOXD10, HOXD11, HOXD12, HOXD13), SNAI1-3, MYOD1, MYOG, NEUROD1-6 (e.g., NEUROD1, NEUROD2, NEUROD4, NEUROD6), PDX1, PU.1, SOX2, Nanog, Klf4, BCL-6, SOX9, STAT1-6, TBET, TCF, TEAD1-4 (e.g., TEAD1, TEAD2, TEAD3, TEAD4), TAF6L, CLOCK, CREB, GATA3, IRF7, MycC, NFkB, RORyt, RUNX1, SRF, TBX21, NFAT, MEF2D, and FoxP3.

In some embodiments, an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain includes a DNA binding domain and/or a transcriptional effector domain that shares a degree of amino acid sequence identity to a DNA binding domain and/or a transcriptional effector domain present in an endogenous protein. For example, an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain for use in an chimeric transmembrane receptor provided herein can share at least 80%, at least 81%, at least 82%, at least 83%, at least 84%, at least 85%, at least 86%, at least 87%, at least 88%, at least 89%, at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, at least 99% or more sequence identity with a DNA binding domain and/or a transcriptional effector domain present in an endogenous protein. As will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill the art, an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain having a DNA binding domain and/or a transcriptional effector domain that differs from a DNA binding domain and/or a transcriptional effector domain present in an endogenous protein by one or more amino acids should still retain the ability to fold correctly and bind DNA and/or affect transcription. Methods of identifying and/or testing such modified DNA binding domains and/or transcriptional effector domains are known in the art.

In some embodiments, an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain includes a transcriptional activation domain present in a polypeptide selected from the group consisting of: VP64, RelA (p65) (Wang, Weixin, et al. “The nuclear factor-KB RelA transcription factor is constitutively activated in human pancreatic adenocarcinoma cells.” Clinical Cancer Research 5.1 (1999): 119-127), YAP (Lian, Ian, et al. “The role of YAP transcription coactivator in regulating stem cell self-renewal and differentiation.” Genes & development 24.11 (2010): 1106-1118, doi:10.1101/gad.1903310), WWTR1(TAZ) (Hong, Jeong-Ho, et al. “TAZ, a transcriptional modulator of mesenchymal stem cell differentiation.” Science 309.5737 (2005): 1074-1078, doi: 10.1126/science.1110955), CREB3(LZIP) (Omori, Yoshihiro, et al. “CREB-H: a novel mammalian transcription factor belonging to the CREB/ATF family and functioning via the box-B element with a liver-specific expression.” Nucleic acids research 29.10 (2001): 2154-2162, doi.org/10.1093/nar/29.10.2154), and MyoD (Weintraub, Harold, and Robert Davis. “The myoD gene family: nodal point during specification of the muscle cell lineage.” Science 251.4995 (1991): 761, doi: 10.1126/science.1846704).

In some embodiments, an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain includes a transcriptional activation domain present in a RelA (p65) polypeptide (e.g., a Rel-A (p65) polypeptide described in accession numbers NCBI No. NP 068810.3, NP 001138610.1, NP_001230913.1, NP_001230914.1, XP_011543508.1, or XP 011543509.1). In some embodiments, the amino acid sequence of Rel-A (p65) is or comprises all or a portion of SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 14, or SEQ ID NO: 15. In some embodiments, the amino acid sequence of the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain of the chimeric transmembrane receptor comprises all or a portion of transcription factor p65 isoform 1 (NP_068810.3), transcription factor p65 isoform 2 (NP_001138610.1), transcription factor p65 isoform 3 (NP_001230913.1), transcription factor p65 isoform 4 (NP_001230914.1), transcription factor p65 isoform X1 (XP 011543508.1), or transcription factor p65 isoform X2 (XP_011543509.1). In some embodiments, the amino acid sequence of the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain of the chimeric transmembrane receptor comprises all or a portion of SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 14, or SEQ ID NO: 15. In some embodiments, the amino acid sequence of the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain of the chimeric transmembrane receptor is or comprises amino acids 1-551 of SEQ ID NO: 10.

Human transcription factor p65 isoform 1 NP_068810.3  (SEQ ID NO: 10) MDELFPLIFPAEPAQASGPYVEIIEQPKQRGMRFRYKCEGRSAGSIPGERSTDTTKTHPTIKIN GYTGPGTVRISLVTKDPPHRPHPHELVGKDCRDGFYEAELCPDRCIHSFQNLGIQCVKKRDLEQ AISQRIQTNNNPFQVPIEEQRGDYDLNAVRLCFQVTVRDPSGRPLRLPPVLSHPIFDNRAPNTA ELKICRVNRNSGSCLGGDEIFLLCDKVQKEDIEVYFTGPGWEARGSFSQADVHRQVAIVFRTPP YADPSLQAPVRVSMQLRRPSDRELSEPMEFQYLPDTDDRHRIEEKRKRTYETFKSIMKKSPFSG PTDPRPPPRRIAVPSRSSASVPKPAPQPYPFTSSLSTINYDEFPTMVFPSGQISQASALAPAPP QVLPQAPAPAPAPAMVSALAQAPAPVPVLAPGPPQAVAPPAPKPTQAGEGTLSEALLQLQFDDE DLGALLGNSTDPAVFTDLASVDNSEFQQLLNQGIPVAPHTTEPMLMEYPEAITRLVTGAQRPPD PAPAPLGAPGLPNGLLSGDEDFSSIADMDFSALLSQISS Human transcription factor p65 isoform 2 NP_001138610.1  (SEQ ID NO: 11) MDELFPLIFPAEPAQASGPYVEIIEQPKQRGMRFRYKCEGRSAGSIPGERSTDTTKTHPTIKIN GYTGPGTVRISLVTKDPPHRPHPHELVGKDCRDGFYEAELCPDRCIHSFQNLGIQCVKKRDLEQ AISQRIQTNNNPFQEEQRGDYDLNAVRLCFQVTVRDPSGRPLRLPPVLSHPIFDNRAPNTAELK ICRVNRNSGSCLGGDEIFLLCDKVQKEDIEVYFTGPGWEARGSFSQADVHRQVAIVFRTPPYAD PSLQAPVRVSMQLRRPSDRELSEPMEFQYLPDTDDRHRIEEKRKRTYETFKSIMKKSPFSGPTD PRPPPRRIAVPSRSSASVPKPAPQPYPFTSSLSTINYDEFPTMVFPSGQISQASALAPAPPQVL PQAPAPAPAPAMVSALAQAPAPVPVLAPGPPQAVAPPAPKPTQAGEGTLSEALLQLQFDDEDLG ALLGNSTDPAVFTDLASVDNSEFQQLLNQGIPVAPHTTEPMLMEYPEAITRLVTGAQRPPDPAP APLGAPGLPNGLLSGDEDFSSIADMDFSALLSQISS Human transcription factor p65 isoform 3 NP_001230913.1  (SEQ ID NO: 12) MDELFPLIFPAEPAQASGPYVEIIEQPKQRGMRFRYKCEGRSAGSIPGERSTDTTKTHPTIKIN GYTGPGTVRISLVTKDPPHRPHPHELVGKDCRDGFYEAELCPDRCIHSFQNLGIQCVKKRDLEQ AISQRIQTNNNPFQVPIEEQRGDYDLNAVRLCFQVTVRDPSGRPLRLPPVLSHPIFDNRAPNTA ELKICRVNRNSGSCLGGDEIFLLCDKVQKEDIEVYFTGPGWEARGSFSQADVHRQVAIVFRTPP YADPSLQAPVRVSMQLRRPSDRELSEPMEFQYLPDTDDRHRIEEKRKRTYETFKSIMKKSPFSG PTDPRPPPRRIAVPSRSSASVPKPAPGPPQAVAPPAPKPTQAGEGTLSEALLQLQFDDEDLGAL LGNSTDPAVFTDLASVDNSEFQQLLNQGIPVAPHTTEPMLMEYPEAITRLVTGAQRPPDPAPAP LGAPGLPNGLLSGDEDFSSIADMDFSALLSQISS Human transcription factor p65 isoform 4 NP_001230914.1  (SEQ ID NO: 13) MDELFPLIFPAEPAQASGPYVEIIEQPKQRGMRFRYKCEGRSAGSIPGERSTDTTKTHPTIKIN GYTGPGTVRISLVTKDPPHRPHPHELVGKDCRDGFYEAELCPDRCIHSFQNLGIQCVKKRDLEQ AISQRIQTNNNPFQVPIEEQRGDYDLNAVRLCFQVTVRDPSGRPLRLPPVLSHPIFDNRAPNTA ELKICRVNRNSGSCLGGDEIFLLCDKVQKEDIEVYFTGPGWEARGSFSQADVHRQVAIVFRTPP YADPSLQAPVRVSMQLRRPSDRELSEPMEFQYLPDTDDRHRIEEKRKRTYETFKSIMKKSPFSG PTDPRPPPRRIAVPSRSSASVPKPAPQPYPFTSSLSTINYDEFPTMVFPSGQISQASALAPAPP QVLPQAPAPAPAPAMVSALAQRPPDPAPAPLGAPGLPNGLLSGDEDFSSIADMDFSALLSQISS Human transcription factor p65 isoform X1 XP_011543508.1  (SEQ ID NO: 14) MDELFPLIFPAEPAQASGPYVEIIEQPKQRGMRFRYKCEGRSAGSIPGERSTDTTKTHPTIKIN GYTGPGTVRISLVTKDPPHRPHPHELVGKDCRDGFYEAELCPDRCIHSFQNLGIQCVKKRDLEQ AISQRIQTNNNPFQVPIEEQRGDYDLNAVRLCFQVTVRDPSGRPLRLPPVLSHPIFDNRAPNTA ELKICRVNRNSGSCLGGDEIFLLCDKVQKDDRHRIEEKRKRTYETFKSIMKKSPFSGPTDPRPP PRRIAVPSRSSASVPKPAPQPYPFTSSLSTINYDEFPTMVFPSGQISQASALAPAPPQVLPQAP APAPAPAMVSALAQAPAPVPVLAPGPPQAVAPPAPKPTQAGEGTLSEALLQLQFDDEDLGALLG NSTDPAVFTDLASVDNSEFQQLLNQGIPVAPHTTEPMLMEYPEAITRLVTGAQRPPDPAPAPLG APGLPNGLLSGDEDFSSIADMDFSALLSQISS Human transcription factor p65 isoform X2 XP_011543509.1  (SEQ ID NO: 15) MDELFPLIFPAEPAQASGPYVEIIEQPKQRGMRFRYKCEGRSAGSIPGERSTDTTKTHPTIKIN GYTGPGTVRISLVTKDPPHRPHPHELVGKDCRDGFYEAELCPDRCIHSFQNLGIQCVKKRDLEQ AISQRIQTNNNPFQVPIEEQRGDYDLNAVRLCFQVTVRDPSGRPLRLPPVLSHPIFDNHDRHRI EEKRKRTYETFKSIMKKSPFSGPTDPRPPPRRIAVPSRSSASVPKPAPQPYPFTSSLSTINYDE FPTMVFPSGQISQASALAPAPPQVLPQAPAPAPAPAMVSALAQAPAPVPVLPAGPPQAVAPPAP KPTQAGEGTLSEALLQLQFDDEDLGALLGNSTDPAVFTDLASVDNSEFQQLLNQGIPVAPHTTE PMLMEYPEAITRLVTGAQRPPDPAPAPLGAPGLPNGLLSGDEDFSSIADMDFSALLSQISS

In some embodiments, the amino acid sequence of Rel-A (p65), as described herein, is at least 80% identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 14, or SEQ ID NO: 15. In some embodiments, the amino acid sequence of Rel-A (p65) is 80%, 81%, 82%, 83%, 84%, 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 14, or SEQ ID NO: 15. In some embodiments, the amino acid sequence of Rel-A (p65), as described herein, can vary from the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 14, or SEQ ID NO: 15 by 1 amino acid, 2 amino acids, 3 amino acids, 4 amino acids, 5 amino acids, 6 amino acids, 7 amino acids, 8 amino acids, 9 amino acids, or 10 or more amino acids.

In some embodiments, the nucleic acid sequence encoding Rel-A (p65) is provided by NCBI No. NM_021975.3, NM_001145138.1, NM_001243984.1, NM_001243985.1, XM_011545206.1, or XM_0115452071 In some embodiments, the nucleic acid sequence encoding Rel-A (p65) is or comprises SEQ ID NO: 16, SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 19, SEQ ID NO: 20, or SEQ ID NO: 21.

Human RELA proto-oncogene, NF-kB subunit (RELA), transcript  variant 1, mRNA NM_021975.3  (SEQ ID NO: 16) AGCGCGCAGGCGCGGCCGGATTCCGGGCAGTGACGCGACGGCGGGCCGCGCGGCGCATTTCCGC CTCTGGCGAATGGCTCGTCTGTAGTGCACGCCGCGGGCCCAGCTGCGACCCCGGCCCCGCCCCC GGGACCCCGGCCATGGACGAACTGTTCCCCCTCATCTTCCCGGCAGAGCCAGCCCAGGCCTCTG GCCCCTATGTGGAGATCATTGAGCAGCCCAAGCAGCGGGGCATGCGCTTCCGCTACAAGTGCGA GGGGCGCTCCGCGGGCAGCATCCCAGGCGAGAGGAGCACAGATACCACCAAGACCCACCCCACC ATCAAGATCAATGGCTACACAGGACCAGGGACAGTGCGCATCTCCCTGGTCACCAAGGACCCTC CTCACCGGCCTCACCCCCACGAGCTTGTAGGAAAGGACTGCCGGGATGGCTTCTATGAGGCTGA GCTCTGCCCGGACCGCTGCATCCACAGTTTCCAGAACCTGGGAATCCAGTGTGTGAAGAAGCGG GACCTGGAGCAGGCTATCAGTCAGCGCATCCAGACCAACAACAACCCCTTCCAAGTTCCTATAG AAGAGCAGCGTGGGGACTACGACCTGAATGCTGTGCGGCTCTGCTTCCAGGTGACAGTGCGGGA CCCATCAGGCAGGCCCCTCCGCCTGCCGCCTGTCCTTTCTCATCCCATCTTTGACAATCGTGCC CCCAACACTGCCGAGCTCAAGATCTGCCGAGTGAACCGAAACTCTGGCAGCTGCCTCGGTGGGG ATGAGATCTTCCTACTGTGTGACAAGGTGCAGAAAGAGGACATTGAGGTGTATTTCACGGGACC AGGCTGGGAGGCCCGAGGCTCCTTTTCGCAAGCTGATGTGCACCGACAAGTGGCCATTGTGTTC CGGACCCCTCCCTACGCAGACCCCAGCCTGCAGGCTCCTGTGCGTGTCTCCATGCAGCTGCGGC GGCCTTCCGACCGGGAGCTCAGTGAGCCCATGGAATTCCAGTACCTGCCAGATACAGACGATCG TCACCGGATTGAGGAGAAACGTAAAAGGACATATGAGACCTTCAAGAGCATCATGAAGAAGAGT CCTTTCAGCGGACCCACCGACCCCCGGCCTCCACCTCGACGCATTGCTGTGCCTTCCCGCAGCT CAGCTTCTGTCCCCAAGCCAGCACCCCAGCCCTATCCCTTTACGTCATCCCTGAGCACCATCAA CTATGATGAGTTTCCCACCATGGTGTTTCCTTCTGGGCAGATCAGCCAGGCCTCGGCCTTGGCC CCGGCCCCTCCCCAAGTCCTGCCCCAGGCTCCAGCCCCTGCCCCTGCTCCAGCCATGGTATCAG CTCTGGCCCAGGCCCCAGCCCCTGTCCCAGTCCTAGCCCCAGGCCCTCCTCAGGCTGTGGCCCC ACCTGCCCCCAAGCCCACCCAGGCTGGGGAAGGAACGCTGTCAGAGGCCCTGCTGCAGCTGCAG TTTGATGATGAAGACCTGGGGGCCTTGCTTGGCAACAGCACAGACCCAGCTGTGTTCACAGACC TGGCATCCGTCGACAACTCCGAGTTTCAGCAGCTGCTGAACCAGGGCATACCTGTGGCCCCCCA CACAACTGAGCCCATGCTGATGGAGTACCCTGAGGCTATAACTCGCCTAGTGACAGGGGCCCAG AGGCCCCCCGACCCAGCTCCTGCTCCACTGGGGGCCCCGGGGCTCCCCAATGGCCTCCTTTCAG GAGATGAAGACTTCTCCTCCATTGCGGACATGGACTTCTCAGCCCTGCTGAGTCAGATCAGCTC CTAAGGGGGTGACGCCTGCCCTCCCCAGAGCACTGGGTTGCAGGGGATTGAAGCCCTCCAAAAG CACTTACGGATTCTGGTGGGGTGTGTTCCAACTGCCCCCAACTTTGTGGATGTCTTCCTTGGAG GGGGGAGCCATATTTTATTCTTTTATTGTCAGTATCTGTATCTCTCTCTCTTTTTGGAGGTGCT TAAGCAGAAGCATTAACTTCTCTGGAAAGGGGGGAGCTGGGGAAACTCAAACTTTTCCCCTGTC CTGATGGTCAGCTCCCTTCTCTGTAGGGAACTCTGGGGTCCCCCATCCCCATCCTCCAGCTTCT GGTACTCTCCTAGAGACAGAAGCAGGCTGGAGGTAAGGCCTTTGAGCCCACAAAGCCTTATCAA GTGTCTTCCATCATGGATTCATTACAGCTTAATCAAAATAACGCCCCAGATACCAGCCCCTGTA TGGCACTGGCATTGTCCCTGTGCCTAACACCAGCGTTTGAGGGGCTGGCCTTCCTGCCCTACAG AGGTCTCTGCCGGCTCTTTCCTTGCTCAACCATGGCTGAAGGAAACCAGTGCAACAGCACTGGC TCTCTCCAGGATCCAGAAGGGGTTTGGTCTGGGACTTCCTTGCTCTCCCTCTTCTCAAGTGCCT TAATAGTAGGGTAAGTTGTTAAGAGTGGGGGAGAGCAGGCTGGCAGCTCTCCAGTCAGGAGGCA TAGTTTTTACTGAACAATCAAAGCACTTGGACTCTTGCTCTTTCTACTCTGAACTAATAAATCT GTTGCCAGCTGGCTAGAAA Human RELA proto-oncogene, NF-kB subunit (RELA), transcript  variant 2, mRNA NM_001145138.1  (SEQ ID NO: 17) AGCGCGCAGGCGCGGCCGGATTCCGGGCAGTGACGCGACGGCGGGCCGCGCGGCGCATTTCCGC CTCTGGCGAATGGCTCGTCTGTAGTGCACGCCGCGGGCCCAGCTGCGACCCCGGCCCCGCCCCC GGGACCCCGGCCATGGACGAACTGTTCCCCCTCATCTTCCCGGCAGAGCCAGCCCAGGCCTCTG GCCCCTATGTGGAGATCATTGAGCAGCCCAAGCAGCGGGGCATGCGCTTCCGCTACAAGTGCGA GGGGCGCTCCGCGGGCAGCATCCCAGGCGAGAGGAGCACAGATACCACCAAGACCCACCCCACC ATCAAGATCAATGGCTACACAGGACCAGGGACAGTGCGCATCTCCCTGGTCACCAAGGACCCTC CTCACCGGCCTCACCCCCACGAGCTTGTAGGAAAGGACTGCCGGGATGGCTTCTATGAGGCTGA GCTCTGCCCGGACCGCTGCATCCACAGTTTCCAGAACCTGGGAATCCAGTGTGTGAAGAAGCGG GACCTGGAGCAGGCTATCAGTCAGCGCATCCAGACCAACAACAACCCCTTCCAAGAAGAGCAGC GTGGGGACTACGACCTGAATGCTGTGCGGCTCTGCTTCCAGGTGACAGTGCGGGACCCATCAGG CAGGCCCCTCCGCCTGCCGCCTGTCCTTTCTCATCCCATCTTTGACAATCGTGCCCCCAACACT GCCGAGCTCAAGATCTGCCGAGTGAACCGAAACTCTGGCAGCTGCCTCGGTGGGGATGAGATCT TCCTACTGTGTGACAAGGTGCAGAAAGAGGACATTGAGGTGTATTTCACGGGACCAGGCTGGGA GGCCCGAGGCTCCTTTTCGCAAGCTGATGTGCACCGACAAGTGGCCATTGTGTTCCGGACCCCT CCCTACGCAGACCCCAGCCTGCAGGCTCCTGTGCGTGTCTCCATGCAGCTGCGGCGGCCTTCCG ACCGGGAGCTCAGTGAGCCCATGGAATTCCAGTACCTGCCAGATACAGACGATCGTCACCGGAT TGAGGAGAAACGTAAAAGGACATATGAGACCTTCAAGAGCATCATGAAGAAGAGTCCTTTCAGC GGACCCACCGACCCCCGGCCTCCACCTCGACGCATTGCTGTGCCTTCCCGCAGCTCAGCTTCTG TCCCCAAGCCAGCACCCCAGCCCTATCCCTTTACGTCATCCCTGAGCACCATCAACTATGATGA GTTTCCCACCATGGTGTTTCCTTCTGGGCAGATCAGCCAGGCCTCGGCCTTGGCCCCGGCCCCT CCCCAAGTCCTGCCCCAGGCTCCAGCCCCTGCCCCTGCTCCAGCCATGGTATCAGCTCTGGCCC AGGCCCCAGCCCCTGTCCCAGTCCTAGCCCCAGGCCCTCCTCAGGCTGTGGCCCCACCTGCCCC CAAGCCCACCCAGGCTGGGGAAGGAACGCTGTCAGAGGCCCTGCTGCAGCTGCAGTTTGATGAT GAAGACCTGGGGGCCTTGCTTGGCAACAGCACAGACCCAGCTGTGTTCACAGACCTGGCATCCG TCGACAACTCCGAGTTTCAGCAGCTGCTGAACCAGGGCATACCTGTGGCCCCCCACACAACTGA GCCCATGCTGATGGAGTACCCTGAGGCTATAACTCGCCTAGTGACAGGGGCCCAGAGGCCCCCC GACCCAGCTCCTGCTCCACTGGGGGCCCCGGGGCTCCCCAATGGCCTCCTTTCAGGAGATGAAG ACTTCTCCTCCATTGCGGACATGGACTTCTCAGCCCTGCTGAGTCAGATCAGCTCCTAAGGGGG TGACGCCTGCCCTCCCCAGAGCACTGGGTTGCAGGGGATTGAAGCCCTCCAAAAGCACTTACGG ATTCTGGTGGGGTGTGTTCCAACTGCCCCCAACTTTGTGGATGTCTTCCTTGGAGGGGGGAGCC ATATTTTATTCTTTTATTGTCAGTATCTGTATCTCTCTCTCTTTTTGGAGGTGCTTAAGCAGAA GCATTAACTTCTCTGGAAAGGGGGGAGCTGGGGAAACTCAAACTTTTCCCCTGTCCTGATGGTC AGCTCCCTTCTCTGTAGGGAACTCTGGGGTCCCCCATCCCCATCCTCCAGCTTCTGGTACTCTC CTAGAGACAGAAGCAGGCTGGAGGTAAGGCCTTTGAGCCCACAAAGCCTTATCAAGTGTCTTCC ATCATGGATTCATTACAGCTTAATCAAAATAACGCCCCAGATACCAGCCCCTGTATGGCACTGG CATTGTCCCTGTGCCTAACACCAGCGTTTGAGGGGCTGGCCTTCCTGCCCTACAGAGGTCTCTG CCGGCTCTTTCCTTGCTCAACCATGGCTGAAGGAAACCAGTGCAACAGCACTGGCTCTCTCCAG GATCCAGAAGGGGTTTGGTCTGGGACTTCCTTGCTCTCCCTCTTCTCAAGTGCCTTAATAGTAG GGTAAGTTGTTAAGAGTGGGGGAGAGCAGGCTGGCAGCTCTCCAGTCAGGAGGCATAGTTTTTA CTGAACAATCAAAGCACTTGGACTCTTGCTCTTTCTACTCTGAACTAATAAATCTGTTGCCAAG CTGGCTAGAAA Human RELA proto-oncogene, NF-kB subunit (RELA), transcript  variant 3, mRNA NM_001243984.1  (SEQ ID NO: 18) AGCGCGCAGGCGCGGCCGGATTCCGGGCAGTGACGCGACGGCGGGCCGCGCGGCGCATTTCCGC CTCTGGCGAATGGCTCGTCTGTAGTGCACGCCGCGGGCCCAGCTGCGACCCCGGCCCCGCCCCC GGGACCCCGGCCATGGACGAACTGTTCCCCCTCATCTTCCCGGCAGAGCCAGCCCAGGCCTCTG GCCCCTATGTGGAGATCATTGAGCAGCCCAAGCAGCGGGGCATGCGCTTCCGCTACAAGTGCGA GGGGCGCTCCGCGGGCAGCATCCCAGGCGAGAGGAGCACAGATACCACCAAGACCCACCCCACC ATCAAGATCAATGGCTACACAGGACCAGGGACAGTGCGCATCTCCCTGGTCACCAAGGACCCTC CTCACCGGCCTCACCCCCACGAGCTTGTAGGAAAGGACTGCCGGGATGGCTTCTATGAGGCTGA GCTCTGCCCGGACCGCTGCATCCACAGTTTCCAGAACCTGGGAATCCAGTGTGTGAAGAAGCGG GACCTGGAGCAGGCTATCAGTCAGCGCATCCAGACCAACAACAACCCCTTCCAAGTTCCTATAG AAGAGCAGCGTGGGGACTACGACCTGAATGCTGTGCGGCTCTGCTTCCAGGTGACAGTGCGGGA CCCATCAGGCAGGCCCCTCCGCCTGCCGCCTGTCCTTTCTCATCCCATCTTTGACAATCGTGCC CCCAACACTGCCGAGCTCAAGATCTGCCGAGTGAACCGAAACTCTGGCAGCTGCCTCGGTGGGG ATGAGATCTTCCTACTGTGTGACAAGGTGCAGAAAGAGGACATTGAGGTGTATTTCACGGGACC AGGCTGGGAGGCCCGAGGCTCCTTTTCGCAAGCTGATGTGCACCGACAAGTGGCCATTGTGTTC CGGACCCCTCCCTACGCAGACCCCAGCCTGCAGGCTCCTGTGCGTGTCTCCATGCAGCTGCGGC GGCCTTCCGACCGGGAGCTCAGTGAGCCCATGGAATTCCAGTACCTGCCAGATACAGACGATCG TCACCGGATTGAGGAGAAACGTAAAAGGACATATGAGACCTTCAAGAGCATCATGAAGAAGAGT CCTTTCAGCGGACCCACCGACCCCCGGCCTCCACCTCGACGCATTGCTGTGCCTTCCCGCAGCT CAGCTTCTGTCCCCAAGCCAGCCCCAGGCCCTCCTCAGGCTGTGGCCCCACCTGCCCCCAAGCC CACCCAGGCTGGGGAAGGAACGCTGTCAGAGGCCCTGCTGCAGCTGCAGTTTGATGATGAAGAC CTGGGGGCCTTGCTTGGCAACAGCACAGACCCAGCTGTGTTCACAGACCTGGCATCCGTCGACA ACTCCGAGTTTCAGCAGCTGCTGAACCAGGGCATACCTGTGGCCCCCCACACAACTGAGCCCAT GCTGATGGAGTACCCTGAGGCTATAACTCGCCTAGTGACAGGGGCCCAGAGGCCCCCCGACCCA GCTCCTGCTCCACTGGGGGCCCCGGGGCTCCCCAATGGCCTCCTTTCAGGAGATGAAGACTTCT CCTCCATTGCGGACATGGACTTCTCAGCCCTGCTGAGTCAGATCAGCTCCTAAGGGGGTGACGC CTGCCCTCCCCAGAGCACTGGGTTGCAGGGGATTGAAGCCCTCCAAAAGCACTTACGGATTCTG GTGGGGTGTGTTCCAACTGCCCCCAACTTTGTGGATGTCTTCCTTGGAGGGGGGAGCCATATTT TATTCTTTTATTGTCAGTATCTGTATCTCTCTCTCTTTTTGGAGGTGCTTAAGCAGAAGCATTA ACTTCTCTGGAAAGGGGGGAGCTGGGGAAACTCAAACTTTTCCCCTGTCCTGATGGTCAGCTCC CTTCTCTGTAGGGAACTCTGGGGTCCCCCATCCCCATCCTCCAGCTTCTGGTACTCTCCTAGAG ACAGAAGCAGGCTGGAGGTAAGGCCTTTGAGCCCACAAAGCCTTATCAAGTGTCTTCCATCATG GATTCATTACAGCTTAATCAAAATAACGCCCCAGATACCAGCCCCTGTATGGCACTGGCATTGT CCCTGTGCCTAACACCAGCGTTTGAGGGGCTGGCCTTCCTGCCCTACAGAGGTCTCTGCCGGCT CTTTCCTTGCTCAACCATGGCTGAAGGAAACCAGTGCAACAGCACTGGCTCTCTCCAGGATCCA GAAGGGGTTTGGTCTGGGACTTCCTTGCTCTCCCTCTTCTCAAGTGCCTTAATAGTAGGGTAAG TTGTTAAGAGTGGGGGAGAGCAGGCTGGCAGCTCTCCAGTCAGGAGGCATAGTTTTTACTGAAC AATCAAAGCACTTGGACTCTTGCTCTTTCTACTCTGAACTAATAAATCTGTTGCCAAGCTGGCT AGAAA Human RELA proto-oncogene, NF-kB subunit (RELA), transcript  variant 4, mRNA NM_001243985.1  (SEQ ID NO: 19) AGCGCGCAGGCGCGGCCGGATTCCGGGCAGTGACGCGACGGCGGGCCGCGCGGCGCATTTCCGC CTCTGGCGAATGGCTCGTCTGTAGTGCACGCCGCGGGCCCAGCTGCGACCCCGGCCCCGCCCCC GGGACCCCGGCCATGGACGAACTGTTCCCCCTCATCTTCCCGGCAGAGCCAGCCCAGGCCTCTG GCCCCTATGTGGAGATCATTGAGCAGCCCAAGCAGCGGGGCATGCGCTTCCGCTACAAGTGCGA GGGGCGCTCCGCGGGCAGCATCCCAGGCGAGAGGAGCACAGATACCACCAAGACCCACCCCACC ATCAAGATCAATGGCTACACAGGACCAGGGACAGTGCGCATCTCCCTGGTCACCAAGGACCCTC CTCACCGGCCTCACCCCCACGAGCTTGTAGGAAAGGACTGCCGGGATGGCTTCTATGAGGCTGA GCTCTGCCCGGACCGCTGCATCCACAGTTTCCAGAACCTGGGAATCCAGTGTGTGAAGAAGCGG GACCTGGAGCAGGCTATCAGTCAGCGCATCCAGACCAACAACAACCCCTTCCAAGTTCCTATAG AAGAGCAGCGTGGGGACTACGACCTGAATGCTGTGCGGCTCTGCTTCCAGGTGACAGTGCGGGA CCCATCAGGCAGGCCCCTCCGCCTGCCGCCTGTCCTTTCTCATCCCATCTTTGACAATCGTGCC CCCAACACTGCCGAGCTCAAGATCTGCCGAGTGAACCGAAACTCTGGCAGCTGCCTCGGTGGGG ATGAGATCTTCCTACTGTGTGACAAGGTGCAGAAAGAGGACATTGAGGTGTATTTCACGGGACC AGGCTGGGAGGCCCGAGGCTCCTTTTCGCAAGCTGATGTGCACCGACAAGTGGCCATTGTGTTC CGGACCCCTCCCTACGCAGACCCCAGCCTGCAGGCTCCTGTGCGTGTCTCCATGCAGCTGCGGC GGCCTTCCGACCGGGAGCTCAGTGAGCCCATGGAATTCCAGTACCTGCCAGATACAGACGATCG TCACCGGATTGAGGAGAAACGTAAAAGGACATATGAGACCTTCAAGAGCATCATGAAGAAGAGT CCTTTCAGCGGACCCACCGACCCCCGGCCTCCACCTCGACGCATTGCTGTGCCTTCCCGCAGCT CAGCTTCTGTCCCCAAGCCAGCACCCCAGCCCTATCCCTTTACGTCATCCCTGAGCACCATCAA CTATGATGAGTTTCCCACCATGGTGTTTCCTTCTGGGCAGATCAGCCAGGCCTCGGCCTTGGCC CCGGCCCCTCCCCAAGTCCTGCCCCAGGCTCCAGCCCCTGCCCCTGCTCCAGCCATGGTATCAG CTCTGGCCCAGAGGCCCCCCGACCCAGCTCCTGCTCCACTGGGGGCCCCGGGGCTCCCCAATGG CCTCCTTTCAGGAGATGAAGACTTCTCCTCCATTGCGGACATGGACTTCTCAGCCCTGCTGAGT CAGATCAGCTCCTAAGGGGGTGACGCCTGCCCTCCCCAGAGCACTGGGTTGCAGGGGATTGAAG CCCTCCAAAAGCACTTACGGATTCTGGTGGGGTGTGTTCCAACTGCCCCCAACTTTGTGGATGT CTTCCTTGGAGGGGGGAGCCATATTTTATTCTTTTATTGTCAGTATCTGTATCTCTCTCTCTTT TTGGAGGTGCTTAAGCAGAAGCATTAACTTCTCTGGAAAGGGGGGAGCTGGGGAAACTCAAACT TTTCCCCTGTCCTGATGGTCAGCTCCCTTCTCTGTAGGGAACTCTGGGGTCCCCCATCCCCATC CTCCAGCTTCTGGTACTCTCCTAGAGACAGAAGCAGGCTGGAGGTAAGGCCTTTGAGCCCACAA AGCCTTATCAAGTGTCTTCCATCATGGATTCATTACAGCTTAATCAAAATAACGCCCCAGATAC CAGCCCCTGTATGGCACTGGCATTGTCCCTGTGCCTAACACCAGCGTTTGAGGGGCTGGCCTTC CTGCCCTACAGAGGTCTCTGCCGGCTCTTTCCTTGCTCAACCATGGCTGAAGGAAACCAGTGCA ACAGCACTGGCTCTCTCCAGGATCCAGAAGGGGTTTGGTCTGGGACTTCCTTGCTCTCCCTCTT CTCAAGTGCCTTAATAGTAGGGTAAGTTGTTAAGAGTGGGGGAGAGCAGGCTGGCAGCTCTCCA GTCAGGAGGCATAGTTTTTACTGAACAATCAAAGCACTTGGACTCTTGCTCTTTCTACTCTGAA CTAATAAATCTGTTGCCAAGCTGGCTAG Human RELA proto-oncogene, NF-kB subunit (RELA), transcript  variant X1, mRNA XM_011545206.1  (SEQ ID NO: 20) ATTCCGGGCAGTGACGCGACGGCGGGCCGCGCGGCGCATTTCCGCCTCTGGCGAATGGCTCGTC TGTAGTGCACGCCGCGGGCCCAGCTGCGACCCCGGCCCCGCCCCCGGGACCCCGGCCATGGACG AACTGTTCCCCCTCATCTTCCCGGCAGAGCCAGCCCAGGCCTCTGGCCCCTATGTGGAGATCAT TGAGCAGCCCAAGCAGCGGGGCATGCGCTTCCGCTACAAGTGCGAGGGGCGCTCCGCGGGCAGC ATCCCAGGCGAGAGGAGCACAGATACCACCAAGACCCACCCCACCATCAAGATCAATGGCTACA CAGGACCAGGGACAGTGCGCATCTCCCTGGTCACCAAGGACCCTCCTCACCGGCCTCACCCCCA CGAGCTTGTAGGAAAGGACTGCCGGGATGGCTTCTATGAGGCTGAGCTCTGCCCGGACCGCTGC ATCCACAGTTTCCAGAACCTGGGAATCCAGTGTGTGAAGAAGCGGGACCTGGAGCAGGCTATCA GTCAGCGCATCCAGACCAACAACAACCCCTTCCAAGTTCCTATAGAAGAGCAGCGTGGGGACTA CGACCTGAATGCTGTGCGGCTCTGCTTCCAGGTGACAGTGCGGGACCCATCAGGCAGGCCCCTC CGCCTGCCGCCTGTCCTTTCTCATCCCATCTTTGACAATCGTGCCCCCAACACTGCCGAGCTCA AGATCTGCCGAGTGAACCGAAACTCTGGCAGCTGCCTCGGTGGGGATGAGATCTTCCTACTGTG TGACAAGGTGCAGAAAGACGATCGTCACCGGATTGAGGAGAAACGTAAAAGGACATATGAGACC TTCAAGAGCATCATGAAGAAGAGTCCTTTCAGCGGACCCACCGACCCCCGGCCTCCACCTCGAC GCATTGCTGTGCCTTCCCGCAGCTCAGCTTCTGTCCCCAAGCCAGCACCCCAGCCCTATCCCTT TACGTCATCCCTGAGCACCATCAACTATGATGAGTTTCCCACCATGGTGTTTCCTTCTGGGCAG ATCAGCCAGGCCTCGGCCTTGGCCCCGGCCCCTCCCCAAGTCCTGCCCCAGGCTCCAGCCCCTG CCCCTGCTCCAGCCATGGTATCAGCTCTGGCCCAGGCCCCAGCCCCTGTCCCAGTCCTAGCCCC AGGCCCTCCTCAGGCTGTGGCCCCACCTGCCCCCAAGCCCACCCAGGCTGGGGAAGGAACGCTG TCAGAGGCCCTGCTGCAGCTGCAGTTTGATGATGAAGACCTGGGGGCCTTGCTTGGCAACAGCA CAGACCCAGCTGTGTTCACAGACCTGGCATCCGTCGACAACTCCGAGTTTCAGCAGCTGCTGAA CCAGGGCATACCTGTGGCCCCCCACACAACTGAGCCCATGCTGATGGAGTACCCTGAGGCTATA ACTCGCCTAGTGACAGGGGCCCAGAGGCCCCCCGACCCAGCTCCTGCTCCACTGGGGGCCCCGG GGCTCCCCAATGGCCTCCTTTCAGGAGATGAAGACTTCTCCTCCATTGCGGACATGGACTTCTC AGCCCTGCTGAGTCAGATCAGCTCCTAAGGGGGTGACGCCTGCCCTCCCCAGAGCACTGGGTTG CAGGGGATTGAAGCCCTCCAAAAGCACTTACGGATTCTGGTGGGGTGTGTTCCAACTGCCCCCA ACTTTGTGGATGTCTTCCTTGGAGGGGGGAGCCATATTTTATTCTTTTATTGTCAGTATCTGTA TCTCTCTCTCTTTTTGGAGGTGCTTAAGCAGAAGCATTAACTTCTCTGGAAAGGGGGGAGCTGG GGAAACTCAAACTTTTCCCCTGTCCTGATGGTCAGCTCCCTTCTCTGTAGGGAACTCTGGGGTC CCCCATCCCCATCCTCCAGCTTCTGGTACTCTCCTAGAGACAGAAGCAGGCTGGAGGTAAGGCC TTTGAGCCCACAAAGCCTTATCAAGTGTCTTCCATCATGGATTCATTACAGCTTAATCAAAATA ACGCCCCAGATACCAGCCCCTGTATGGCACTGGCATTGTCCCTGTGCCTAACACCAGCGTTTGA GGGGCTGGCCTTCCTGCCCTACAGAGGTCTCTGCCGGCTCTTTCCTTGCTCAACCATGGCTGAA GGAAACCAGTGCAACAGCACTGGCTCTCTCCAGGATCCAGAAGGGGTTTGGTCTGGGACTTCCT TGCTCTCCCTCTTCTCAAGTGCCTTAATAGTAGGGTAAGTTGTTAAGAGTGGGGGAGAGCAGGC TGGCAGCTCTCCAGTCAGGAGGCATAGTTTTTACTGAACAATCAAAGCACTTGGACTCTTGCTC TTTCTACTCTGAACTAATAAATCTGTTGCCAAGCTGG Human RELA proto-oncogene, NF-kB subunit (RELA), transcript  variant X2, mRNA XM_011545207.1  (SEQ ID NO: 21) ATTCCGGGCAGTGACGCGACGGCGGGCCGCGCGGCGCATTTCCGCCTCTGGCGAATGGCTCGTC TGTAGTGCACGCCGCGGGCCCAGCTGCGACCCCGGCCCCGCCCCCGGGACCCCGGCCATGGACG AACTGTTCCCCCTCATCTTCCCGGCAGAGCCAGCCCAGGCCTCTGGCCCCTATGTGGAGATCAT TGAGCAGCCCAAGCAGCGGGGCATGCGCTTCCGCTACAAGTGCGAGGGGCGCTCCGCGGGCAGC ATCCCAGGCGAGAGGAGCACAGATACCACCAAGACCCACCCCACCATCAAGATCAATGGCTACA CAGGACCAGGGACAGTGCGCATCTCCCTGGTCACCAAGGACCCTCCTCACCGGCCTCACCCCCA CGAGCTTGTAGGAAAGGACTGCCGGGATGGCTTCTATGAGGCTGAGCTCTGCCCGGACCGCTGC ATCCACAGTTTCCAGAACCTGGGAATCCAGTGTGTGAAGAAGCGGGACCTGGAGCAGGCTATCA GTCAGCGCATCCAGACCAACAACAACCCCTTCCAAGTTCCTATAGAAGAGCAGCGTGGGGACTA CGACCTGAATGCTGTGCGGCTCTGCTTCCAGGTGACAGTGCGGGACCCATCAGGCAGGCCCCTC CGCCTGCCGCCTGTCCTTTCTCATCCCATCTTTGACAATCACGATCGTCACCGGATTGAGGAGA AACGTAAAAGGACATATGAGACCTTCAAGAGCATCATGAAGAAGAGTCCTTTCAGCGGACCCAC CGACCCCCGGCCTCCACCTCGACGCATTGCTGTGCCTTCCCGCAGCTCAGCTTCTGTCCCCAAG CCAGCACCCCAGCCCTATCCCTTTACGTCATCCCTGAGCACCATCAACTATGATGAGTTTCCCA CCATGGTGTTTCCTTCTGGGCAGATCAGCCAGGCCTCGGCCTTGGCCCCGGCCCCTCCCCAAGT CCTGCCCCAGGCTCCAGCCCCTGCCCCTGCTCCAGCCATGGTATCAGCTCTGGCCCAGGCCCCA GCCCCTGTCCCAGTCCTAGCCCCAGGCCCTCCTCAGGCTGTGGCCCCACCTGCCCCCAAGCCCA CCCAGGCTGGGGAAGGAACGCTGTCAGAGGCCCTGCTGCAGCTGCAGTTTGATGATGAAGACCT GGGGGCCTTGCTTGGCAACAGCACAGACCCAGCTGTGTTCACAGACCTGGCATCCGTCGACAAC TCCGAGTTTCAGCAGCTGCTGAACCAGGGCATACCTGTGGCCCCCCACACAACTGAGCCCATGC TGATGGAGTACCCTGAGGCTATAACTCGCCTAGTGACAGGGGCCCAGAGGCCCCCCGACCCAGC TCCTGCTCCACTGGGGGCCCCGGGGCTCCCCAATGGCCTCCTTTCAGGAGATGAAGACTTCTCC TCCATTGCGGACATGGACTTCTCAGCCCTGCTGAGTCAGATCAGCTCCTAAGGGGGTGACGCCT GCCCTCCCCAGAGCACTGGGTTGCAGGGGATTGAAGCCCTCCAAAAGCACTTACGGATTCTGGT GGGGTGTGTTCCAACTGCCCCCAACTTTGTGGATGTCTTCCTTGGAGGGGGGAGCCATATTTTA TTCTTTTATTGTCAGTATCTGTATCTCTCTCTCTTTTTGGAGGTGCTTAAGCAGAAGCATTAAC TTCTCTGGAAAGGGGGGAGCTGGGGAAACTCAAACTTTTCCCCTGTCCTGATGGTCAGCTCCCT TCTCTGTAGGGAACTCTGGGGTCCCCCATCCCCATCCTCCAGCTTCTGGTACTCTCCTAGAGAC AGAAGCAGGCTGGAGGTAAGGCCTTTGAGCCCACAAAGCCTTATCAAGTGTCTTCCATCATGGA TTCATTACAGCTTAATCAAAATAACGCCCCAGATACCAGCCCCTGTATGGCACTGGCATTGTCC CTGTGCCTAACACCAGCGTTTGAGGGGCTGGCCTTCCTGCCCTACAGAGGTCTCTGCCGGCTCT TTCCTTGCTCAACCATGGCTGAAGGAAACCAGTGCAACAGCACTGGCTCTCTCCAGGATCCAGA AGGGGTTTGGTCTGGGACTTCCTTGCTCTCCCTCTTCTCAAGTGCCTTAATAGTAGGGTAAGTT GTTAAGAGTGGGGGAGAGCAGGCTGGCAGCTCTCCAGTCAGGAGGCATAGTTTTTACTGAACAA TCAAAGCACTTGGACTCTTGCTCTTTCTACTCTGAACTAATAAATCTGTTGCCAAGCTGG

In some embodiments, the nucleic acid sequence encoding Rel-A (p65), as described herein, is at least 80% identical to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16, SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 18. SEQ ID NO: 19, SEQ ID NO: 20, or SEQ ID NO: 21. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid sequence encoding Rel-A (p65) is 80%, 81%, 82%, 83%, 84%, 85%, 86%, 8′7%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% identical to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16, SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 19, SEQ ID NO: 20, or SEQ ID NO: 21. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid encoding Rel-A (p65), as described herein, can vary from the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16, SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 19, SEQ ID NO: 20, or SEQ ID NO: 21 by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, or 30 or more nucleotides.

In some embodiments, an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain includes a transcriptional activation domain present in a VP64 polypeptide. In some embodiments, the amino acid sequence of VP64 is or comprises all or a portion of SEQ ID NO: 22. In some embodiments, the amino acid sequence of the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain of the chimeric transmembrane receptor comprises all or a portion of SEQ ID NO: 22. In some embodiments, the amino acid sequence of VP64, as described herein, is at least 80% identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 22. In some embodiments, the amino acid sequence of VP64 is 80%, 81%, 82%, 83%, 84%, 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 22. In some embodiments, the amino acid sequence of VP64, as described herein, can vary from the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 22 by 1 amino acid, 2 amino acids, 3 amino acids, 4 amino acids, 5 amino acids, 6 amino acids, 7 amino acids, 8 amino acids, 9 amino acids, or 10 or more amino acids.

VP64 Polypeptide Sequence  (SEQ ID NO: 22) DALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDML

In some embodiments, the nucleic acid sequence encoding VP64 is or comprises SEQ ID NO: 23. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid sequence encoding VP64, as described herein, is at least 80% identical to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 23. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid sequence encoding VP64 is 80%, 81%, 82%, 83%, 84%, 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% identical to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 23. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid encoding VP64, as described herein, can vary from the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 23 by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, or 30 or more nucleotides.

VP64 Nucleotide Sequence  (SEQ ID NO: 23) gacgctcttgatgatttcgatctcgacatgctgggatcagacgctctcga cgacttcgatttggacatgcttggtccgacgctctcgatgatttcgacct cgacatgctcggatccgatgctctggatgactttgatcttgatatgctg 

In some embodiments, an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain includes a transcriptional activation domain present in a MyoD polypeptide. In some embodiments, the amino acid sequence of MyoD is or comprises all or a portion of SEQ ID NO: 24. In some embodiments, the amino acid sequence of the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain of the chimeric transmembrane receptor comprises all or a portion of SEQ ID NO: 24. In some embodiments, the amino acid sequence of MyoD, as described herein, is at least 80% identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 24. In some embodiments, the amino acid sequence of VP64 is 80%, 81%, 82%, 83%, 84%, 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 24. In some embodiments, the amino acid sequence of MyoD, as described herein, can vary from the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 24 by 1 amino acid, 2 amino acids, 3 amino acids, 4 amino acids, 5 amino acids, 6 amino acids, 7 amino acids, 8 amino acids, 9 amino acids, or 10 or more amino acids.

MyoD Polypeptide Sequence  (SEQ ID NO: 24) MELLSPPLRDIDLTGPDGSLCSFETADDFYDDPCFDSPDLRFFEDLDPRL VHMGALLKPEEHAHFPTAVHPGPGAREDEHVRAPSGHHQAGRCLLWACKA CKRKTTNADRRKAATMRERRRLSKVNEAFETLKRCTSSNPNQRLPKVEIL RNAIRYIEGLQALLRDQDAAPPGAAAFYAPGPLPPGRGSEHYSGDSDASS PRSNCSDGMMDYSGPPSGPRRQNGYDTAYYSEAARESRPGKSAAVSSLDC LSSIVERISTDSPAAPALLLADAPPESPPGPPEGASLSDTEQGTQTPSPD AAPQCPAGSNPNAIYQVL 

Those of ordinary skill in the art will be aware of other suitable transcriptional activation domains that can be included in intracellular transcriptional regulatory domains of chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein.

Any of a variety of DNA binding domains can be included in intracellular transcription regulatory domains of chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein. In some embodiments, an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain includes a DNA binding domain present in a GAL4 polypeptide. In some embodiments, the amino acid sequence of the GAL4 DNA binding domain is or comprises all or a portion of SEQ ID NO: 25. In some embodiments, the amino acid sequence of the intracellular DNA binding domain of the chimeric transmembrane receptor comprises all or a portion of SEQ ID NO: 25. In some embodiments, the amino acid sequence of the GAL4 DNA binding domain, as described herein, is at least 80% identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 25. In some embodiments, the amino acid sequence of the GAL4 DNA binding domain is 80%, 81%, 82%, 83%, 84%, 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 25. In some embodiments, the amino acid sequence of the GAL4 DNA binding domain, as described herein, can vary from the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 25 by 1 amino acid, 2 amino acids, 3 amino acids, 4 amino acids, 5 amino acids, 6 amino acids, 7 amino acids, 8 amino acids, 9 amino acids, or 10 or more amino acids.

GAL4 DNA Binding Domain Polypeptide Sequence  (SEQ ID NO: 25) MKLLSSIEQACDICRLKKLKCSKEKPKCAKCLKNNWECRYSPKTKRSPLT RAHLTEVESRLERLEQLFLLIFPREDLDMILKMDSLQDIKALLTGLFVQD NVNKDAVTDRLASVETDMPLTLRQHRISATSSSEESSNKGQRQLTVS

In some embodiments, the nucleic acid sequence encoding the GAL4 DNA binding domain is or comprises SEQ ID NO: 26. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid sequence encoding the GAL4 DNA binding domain, as described herein, is at least 80% identical to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 26. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid sequence encoding the GAL4 DNA binding domain is 80%, 81%, 82%, 83%, 84%, 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% identical to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 26. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid encoding the GAL4 DNA binding domain, as described herein, can vary from the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 26 by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, or 30 or more nucleotides.

GAL4 DNA Binding Domain Nucleotide Sequence  (SEQ ID NO: 26) atgaaactccttagcagcatcgaacaggcttgcgacatctgcaggttgaa aaaactcaagtgetcaaaagaaaagectaagtgcgcaaagtgccttaaaa acaattgggaatgtcgctatagccccaagacaaagcggagccctctcacg agagcacacctgactgaggtagaatctcgcttggagaggctggaacagct tttcctgcttatctttccacgcgaggatctcgatatgatcctcaaaatgg actccctccaggacatcaaagctctgctgactggactgtttgtacaggat aatgtgaacaaggacgctgtgacagacagattggcaagcgtggaaacgga tatgcccctgacccttagacagcaccggatcagtgccacctcttctagcg aggaaagttcaaataaaggacagcgccagctgacggtgagt

Those of ordinary skill in the art will be aware of other suitable DNA binding domains that can be included in intracellular transcriptional regulatory domains of chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein.

In some embodiments, an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain includes a GAL4 DNA binding domain (e.g., the GAL4 DNA binding domain shown in SEQ ID NO: 25, or a variant thereof) and a VP64 transcriptional activation domain (e.g., the VP64 transcriptional action domain shown in SEQ ID NO: 22, or a variant thereof). In some embodiments, an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain includes a linker sequence between the DNA binding domain and the transcriptional activation domain. Any of the variety of linker sequences disclosed herein can be included in an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain. One non-limiting example of such a linker sequence is GGGSGGGS (SEQ ID NO: 27). In some embodiments, an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain comprises the following polypeptide sequence:

(SEQ ID NO: 28) MKLLSSIEQACDICRLKKLKCSKEKPKCAKCLKNNWECRYSPKTKRSPLT RAHLTEVESRLERLEQLFLLIFPREDLDMILKMDSLQDIKALLTGLFVQD NVNKDAVTDRLASVETDMPLTLRQHRISATSSSEESSNKGQRQLTVSGGG SGGGSDALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDF DLDML

In some embodiments, an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain includes a nucleic acid sequence encoding a GAL4 DNA binding domain (e.g., the nucleic acid sequence encoding the GAL4 DNA binding domain shown in SEQ ID NO: 26, or a variant thereof) and a nucleic acid sequence encoding a VP64 transcriptional activation domain (e.g., the nucleic acid sequence encoding the VP64 transcriptional action domain shown in SEQ ID NO: 23, or a variant thereof). In some embodiments, an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain includes a nucleic acid sequence encoding a linker sequence between the DNA binding domain and the transcriptional activation domain. A nucleic acid sequence can encode any of the variety of linker sequences disclosed herein. One non-limiting example of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a linker sequence is ggcggtggaagcggaggaggttcc (SEQ ID NO: 29). In some embodiments, an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain comprises the following nucleic acid sequence:

(SEQ ID NO: 30) atgaaactccttagcagcatcgaacaggcttgcgacatctgcaggttgaa aaaactcaagtgctcaaaagaaaagcctaagtgcgcaaagtgccttaaaa acaattgggaatgtcgctatagccccaagacaaagcggagccctctcacg agagcacacctgactgaggtagaatctcgcttggagaggctggaacagct tttcctgcttatctttccacgcgaggatctcgatatgatcctcaaaatgg actccctccaggacatcaaagctctgctgactggactgtttgtacaggat aatgtgaacaaggacgctgtgacagacagattggcaagcgtggaaacgga tatgcccctgacccttagacagcaccggatcagtgccacctcttctagcg aggaaagttcaaataaaggacagcgccagctgacggtgagtggcggtgga agcggaggaggttccgacgctcttgatgatttcgatctcgacatgctggg atcagacgctctcgacgacttcgatttggacatgcttggtccgacgctct cgatgatttcgacctcgacatgctcggatccgatgctctggatgactttg atcttgatatgctg

In some embodiments, an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain can include a GAL4 DNA-binding domain (e.g., any of the exemplary GAL4 DNA-binding domains described herein, such as those described herein) operably linked (e.g., optionally through the use of any of the linkers described herein to a VP64 transcriptional activation domain (e.g., any of the exemplary VP64 transcriptional activation domains described herein, such as those described below). In some embodiments, a GAL4 DNA-binding domain can include an amino acid sequence that is at least 70%, at least 72%, at least 74%, at least 76%, at least 78%, at least 80%, at least 82%, at least 84%, at least 86%, at least 88%, at least 90%, at least 92%, at least 94%, at least 96%, at least 98%, at least 99%, or 100% identical to SEQ ID NO: 60. In some embodiments a GAL4 DNA-binding domain can be encoded by a nucleic acid that includes a sequence that is at least 70%, at least 72%, at least 74%, at least 76%, at least 78%, at least 80%, at least 82%, at least 84%, at least 86%, at least 88%, at least 90%, at least 92%, at least 94%, at least 96%, at least 98%, at least 99%, or 100% to SEQ ID NO: 61.

In some embodiments, a VP64 transcriptional activation domain can include an amino acid sequence that is at least 70%, at least 72%, at least 74%, at least 76%, at least 78%, at least 80%, at least 82%, at least 84%, at least 86%, at least 88%, at least 90%, at least 92%, at least 94%, at least 96%, at least 98%, at least 99%, or 100% identical to SEQ ID NO: 22. In some embodiments a VP64 transcriptional activation domain can be encoded by a nucleic acid that includes a sequence that is at least 70%, at least 72%, at least 74%, at least 76%, at least 78%, at least 80%, at least 82%, at least 84%, at least 86%, at least 88%, at least 90%, at least 92%, at least 94%, at least 96%, at least 98%, at least 99%, or 100% to SEQ ID NO: 62.

Exemplary GAL4 DNA-Binding Domain  (SEQ ID NO: 60) MKLLSSIEQACDICRLKKLKCSKEKPKCAKCLKNNWECRYSPKTKRSPLT RAHLTEVESRLERLEQLFLLIFPREDLDMILKMDSLQDIKALLTGLFVQD NVNKDAVTDRLASVETDMPLTLRQHRISATSSSEESSNKGQRQLTVSGGG SGGGS Exemplary cDNA Encoding a GAL4 DNA-Binding Domain  (SEQ ID NO: 61) ATGAAACTCCTTAGCAGCATCGAACAGGCTTGCGACATCTGCAGGTTGAA AAAACTCAAGTGCTCAAAAGAAAAGCCTAAGTGCGCAAAGTGCCTTAAAA ACAATTGGGAATGTCGCTATAGCCCCAAGACAAAGCGGAGCCCTCTCACG AGAGCACACCTGACTGAGGTAGAATCTCGCTTGGAGAGGCTGGAACAGCT TTTCCTGCTTATCTTTCCACGCGAGGATCTCGATATGATCCTCAAAATGG ACTCCCTCCAGGACATCAAAGCTCTGCTGACTGGACTGTTTGTACAGGAT AATGTGAACAAGGACGCTGTGACAGACAGATTGGCAAGCGTGGAAACGGA TATGCCCCTGACCCTTAGACAGCACCGGATCAGTGCCACCTCTTCTAGCG AGGAAAGTTCAAATAAAGGACAGCGCCAGCTGACGGTGAGT Exemplary VP64 Transcriptional Activation Domain  (SEQ ID NO: 22) DALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDML  Exemplary cDNA Encoding a VP64 Transcriptional  Activation Domain  (SEQ ID NO: 62) GACGCTCTTGATGATTTCGATCTCGACATGCTGGGATCAGACGCTCTCGA CGACTTCGATTTGGACATGCTTGGATCCGACGCTCTCGATGATTTCGACC TCGACATGCTCGGATCCGATGCTCTGGATGACTTTGATCTTGATATGCTG 

In some embodiments, an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain can include a HNF1 alpha DNA-binding domain (e.g., any of the exemplary HNF1 alpha DNA-binding domains described herein, such as those described herein) operably linked (e.g., optionally through the use of any of the linkers described herein to a p65 transcriptional activation domain (e.g., any of the exemplary p65 transcriptional activation domains described herein, such as those described below).

In some embodiments, a HNF1 alpha DNA-binding domain can include an amino acid sequence that is at least 70%, at least 72%, at least 74%, at least 76%, at least 78%, at least 80%, at least 82%, at least 84%, at least 86%, at least 88%, at least 90%, at least 92%, at least 94%, at least 96%, at least 98%, at least 99%, or 100% identical to SEQ ID NO: 112. In some embodiments a HNF1 alpha DNA-binding domain can be encoded by a nucleic acid that includes a sequence that is at least 70%, at least 72%, at least 74%, at least 76%, at least 78%, at least 80%, at least 82%, at least 84%, at least 86%, at least 88%, at least 90%, at least 92%, at least 94%, at least 96%, at least 98%, at least 99%, or 100% to SEQ ID NO: 113.

In some embodiments, a P65 transcriptional activation domain can include an amino acid sequence that is at least 70%, at least 72%, at least 74%, at least 76%, at least 78%, at least 80%, at least 82%, at least 84%, at least 86%, at least 88%, at least 90%, at least 92%, at least 94%, at least 96%, at least 98%, at least 99%, or 100% identical to SEQ ID NO: 114. In some embodiments, a P65 transcriptional activation domain can be encoded by a nucleic acid that includes a sequence that is at least 70%, at least 72%, at least 74%, at least 76%, at least 78%, at least 80%, at least 82%, at least 84%, at least 86%, at least 88%, at least 90%, at least 92%, at least 94%, at least 96%, at least 98%, at least 99%, or 100% to SEQ ID NO: 115.

Exemplary HNF1 alpha DNA-Binding Domain  (SEQ ID NO: 112) MVSKLSQLQTELLAALLESGLSKEALIQALGEPGPYLLAGEGPLDKGESCGGGRGELAE  LPNGLGETRGSEDETDDDGEDFTPPILKELENLSPEEAAHQKAVVETLLQEDPWRVAK  MVKSYLQQHNIPQREVVDTTGLNQSHLSQHLNKGTPMKTQKRAALYTWYVRKQREV  AQQFTHAGQGGLIEEPTGDELPTKKGRRNRFKWGPASQQILFQAYERQKNPSKEERETL  VEECNRAECIQRGVSPSQAQGLGSNLVTEVRVYNWFANRRKEEAFRHKLAM  Exemplary cDNA Encoding a HNF1 alpha DNA-Binding Domain  (SEQ ID NO: 113) ATGGTTTCTAAACTGAGCCAGCTGCAGACGGAGCTCCTGGCGGCCCTGCTCGAGTC  AGGGCTGAGCAAAGAGGCACTGATCCAGGCACTGGGTGAGCCGGGGCCCTACCTCC  TGGCTGGAGAAGGCCCCCTGGACAAGGGGGAGTCCTGCGGCGGCGGTCGAGGGGA  GCTGGCTGAGCTGCCCAATGGGCTGGGGGAGACTCGGGGCTCCGAGGACGAAACG  GACGACGATGGGGAAGACTTCACGCCACCCATCCTCAAAGAGCTGGAGAACCTCAG  CCCTGAGGAGGCGGCCCACCAGAAAGCCGTGGTGGAGACCCTTCTGCAGGAGGACC  CGTGGCGTGTGGCGAAGATGGTCAAGTCCTACCTGCAGCAGCACAACATCCCACAG  CGGGAGGTGGTCGATACCACTGGCCTCAACCAGTCCCACCTGTCCCAACACCTCAA  CAAGGGCACTCCCATGAAGACGCAGAAGCGGGCCGCCCTGTACACCTGGTACGTCC  GCAAGCAGCGAGAGGTGGCGCAGCAGTTCACCCATGCAGGGCAGGGAGGGCTGAT  TGAAGAGCCCACAGGTGATGAGCTACCAACCAAGAAGGGGCGGAGGAACCGTTTC  AAGTGGGGCCCAGCATCCCAGCAGATCCTGTTCCAGGCCTATGAGAGGCAGAAGAA  CCCTAGCAAGGAGGAGCGAGAGACTCTAGTGGAGGAGTGCAATAGGGCGGAATGC  ATCCAGAGAGGGGTGTCCCCATCACAGGCACAGGGGCTGGGCTCCAACCTCGTCAC  GGAGGTGCGTGTCTACAACTGGTTTGCCAACCGGCGCAAAGAAGAAGCCTTCCGGC  ACAAGCTGGCCATG  Exemplary P65 Transcriptional Activation Domain  (SEQ ID NO: 114) DEFPTMVFPSGQISQASALAPAPPQVLPQAPAPAPAPAMVSALAQAPAPVPVLAPGPPQ  AVAPPAPKPTQAGEGTLSEALLQLQFDDEDLGALLGNSTDPAVFTDLASVDNSEFQQLL  NQGIPVAPHTTEPMLMEYPEAITRLVTGAQRPPDPAPAPLGAPGLPNGLLSGDEDFSSIA  DMDFSALLSQISS  Exemplary cDNA Encoding a P65 Transcriptional Activation Domain  (SEQ ID NO: 115) GATGAGTTTCCCACCATGGTGTTTCCTTCTGGGCAGATCAGCCAGGCCTCGGCCTTG  GCCCCGGCCCCTCCCCAAGTCCTGCCCCAGGCTCCAGCCCCTGCCCCTGCTCCAGCC  ATGGTATCAGCTCTGGCCCAGGCCCCAGCCCCTGTCCCAGTCCTAGCCCCAGGCCCT  CCTCAGGCTGTGGCCCCACCTGCCCCCAAGCCCACCCAGGCTGGGGAAGGAACGCT  GTCAGAGGCCCTGCTGCAGCTGCAGTTTGATGATGAAGACCTGGGGGCCTTGCTTG  GCAACAGCACAGACCCAGCTGTGTTCACAGACCTGGCATCCGTCGACAACTCCGAG  TTTCAGCAGCTGCTGAACCAGGGCATACCTGTGGCCCCCCACACAACTGAGCCCAT  GCTGATGGAGTACCCTGAGGCTATAACTCGCCTAGTGACAGGGGCCCAGAGGCCCC  CCGACCCAGCTCCTGCTCCACTGGGGGCCCCGGGGCTCCCCAATGGCCTCCTTTCAG  GAGATGAAGACTTCTCCTCCATTGCGGACATGGACTTCTCAGCCCTGCTGAGTCAGA  TCAGCTCC 

Exemplary Embodiments

In some embodiments of any of the chimeric transmembrane receptors described herein, the extracellular integrin ligand-binding domain comprising an S2 protease cleavage site; the transmembrane domain; and the intracellular regulatory domain including the gamma-secretase protease cleavage site can be a contiguous sequence (or derived from a contiguous sequence) present within a naturally-occurring protein receptor (e.g., any of the exemplary PTPRs described herein).

Non-limiting examples of contiguous amino acid sequences from different PTPRs that include an extracellular integrin-ligand binding domain including an S2 protease cleavage site, a transmembrane domain, and an intracellular regulatory domain including the gamma-secretase protease cleavage site are shown below. Also shown below are non-limiting examples of nucleic acid sequences that encode contiguous amino acid sequences from different PTPRs that include an extracellular integrin-ligand binding domain including an S2 protease cleavage site, a transmembrane domain, and an intracellular regulatory domain including the gamma-secretase protease cleavage site.

Any of the chimeric transmembrane receptors described herein can include an amino acid sequence that is at least 72%, at least 74%, at least 76%, at least 78%, at least 80%, at least 82%, at least 84%, at least 86%, at least 88%, at least 90%, at least 92%, at least 94%, at least 96%, at least 98%, at least 99% or 100% identical to the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 56, 68, 74, 84, 94, 100, 108, 134, 138, 142, and 146. In some embodiments, a chimeric transmembrane receptors described herein can include an amino acid sequence that is identical to any of SEQ ID NOs: 56, 68, 74, 84, 94, 100, 108, 134, 138, 142, and 146, except that it includes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, or 20 amino acid substitutions.

Any of nucleic acids encoding any of the chimeric transmembrane receptors described herein can include a nucleic acid sequence that is at least 72%, at least 74%, at least 76%, at least 78%, at least 80%, at least 82%, at least 84%, at least 86%, at least 88%, at least 90%, at least 92%, at least 94%, at least 96%, at least 98%, at least 99%, or 100% identical to the nucleic acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 57, 69, 75, 85, 95, 101, 109, 135, 139, 143, and 147.

Exemplary Sequence from PTPR Delta  (SEQ ID NO: 56) KNFHVKAVMKTSVLLSWEIPENYNSAMPFKILYDDGKMVEEVDGRATQKLIVNLKPEK  SYSFVLTNRGNSAGGLQHRVTAKTAPDVLRTKPAFIGKTNLDGMITVQLPEVPANENIK  GYYMVPLKKSRGKFIKPWESPDEMELDELLKEISRKRRSIRYGREVELKPYIAAHFDVL  PTEFTLGDDKHYGGFTNKQLQSGQEYVFFVLAVMEHAESKMYATSPYSDPVVSMDLD  PQPITDEEEGLIWVVGPVLAVVFIICIVIAILLYKRKRAESDSRKSSGG  cDNA Sequence Encoding Exemplary Sequence from PTPR Delta  (SEQ ID NO: 57) AAAAATTTCCACGTGAAGGCTGTTATGAAAACATCCGTTCTCCTGTCATGGGAAATC  CCGGAAAACTATAATTCTGCTATGCCTTTCAAGATATTGTATGATGATGGCAAGATG  GTTGAAGAGGTCGACGGTCGGGCGACACAAAAACTGATCGTTAACCTCAAACCTGA  GAAATCATATTCATTCGTCCTCACCAATCGCGGTAATAGTGCTGGTGGCCTCCAGCA  CCGGGTAACCGCAAAAACTGCGCCTGATGTGCTCAGGACGAAGCCCGCGTTTATAG  GCAAGACCAATCTTGATGGCATGATCACTGTTCAGCTCCCGGAAGTTCCCGCCAAC  GAGAATATCAAGGGTTATTATATTATTATCGTACCGCTCAAGAAGTCTCGAGGCAA  ATTTATCAAACCTTGGGAGTCACCAGATGAAATGGAGCTTGATGAGTTGCTCAAAG  AGATCAGCAGAAAGCGGCGGTCCATAAGGTACGGCAGGGAGGTCGAGCTCAAGCC  ATACATTGCGGCTCATTTCGATGTGTTGCCGACGGAGTTCACGCTCGGGGATGATAA  ACACTACGGCGGCTTCACAAACAAACAGCTCCAATCAGGGCAGGAGTATGTCTTCT  TCGTGCTTGCTGTCATGGAACACGCCGAATCCAAAATGTATGCAACAAGCCCTTACT  CCGATCCGGTTGTTTCTATGGATCTGGACCCGCAGCCGATAACAGATGAAGAAGAA  GGGCTCATTTGGGTGGTTGGCCCTGTGCTGGCCGTGGTGTTTATTATCTGTATCGTTA  TTGCGATTCTTCTCTATAAGCGGAAGCGAGCGGAGAGTGACTCTCGAAAATCATCC  GGGGGT  Exemplary Sequence from PTPR LAR  (SEQ ID NO: 68) AKNFRVAAAMKTSVLLSWEVPDSYKSAVPFKILYNGQSVEVDGHSMRKLIADLQPNTE  YSFVLMNRGSSAGGLQHLVSIRTAPDLLPHKPLPASAYIEDGRFDLSMPHVQDPSLVRW  FYIVVVPIDRVGGSMLTPRWSTPEELELDELLEAIEQGGEEQRRRRRQAERLKPYVAAQ  LDVLPETFTLGDKKNYRGFYNRPLSPDLSYQCFVLASLKEPMDQKRYASSPYSDEIVVQ  VTPAQQQEEPEMLWVTGPVLAVILIILIVIAILLFKRKRTHSPSSKDEQSIGGG  cDNA Sequence Encoding Exemplary Sequence from PTPR LAR  (SEQ ID NO: 69) GCCAAAAACTTCAGAGTAGCGGCGGCGATGAAAACTTCTGTCCTTCTGAGCTGGGA  AGTTCCGGATTCCTATAAATCCGCTGTCCCCTTCAAGATATTGTACAATGGTCAAAG  TGTCGAGGTTGATGGACACTCCATGAGGAAACTCATTGCCGACCTCCAACCGAACA  CAGAATACAGTTTTGTTTTGATGAATCGCGGTTCCTCAGCCGGGGGCCTGCAGCACC  TCGTGAGTATTAGGACCGCTCCCGATCTTCTTCCACATAAGCCTCTCCCCGCATCTG  CGTACATAGAAGACGGGCGGTTCGACCTGTCAATGCCCCACGTACAGGACCCTAGT  CTTGTAAGATGGTTTTATATCGTGGTCGTTCCTATAGACCGGGTTGGAGGCTCTATG  CTCACCCCGCGATGGAGTACCCCGGAAGAACTTGAGCTGGATGAGTTGTTGGAAGC  AATCGAACAGGGGGGCGAGGAACAGAGGCGGCGCCGCCGCCAAGCAGAGCGACTG  AAACCGTATGTTGCCGCTCAGTTGGATGTGTTGCCCGAAACGTTTACTTTGGGTGAC  AAAAAAAATTATCGGGGGTTCTACAATAGACCTTTGAGTCCTGATCTTAGTTATCAG  TGTTTTGTGTTGGCATCTTTGAAGGAACCGATGGACCAGAAACGATACGCTTCCTCC  CCCTATAGTGACGAGATTGTCGTTCAAGTAACACCCGCACAACAGCAGGAGGAGCC  GGAAATGCTTTGGGTTACAGGGCCGGTACTTGCGGTGATCTTGATAATACTCATTGT  CATAGCCATTCTGCTTTTCAAGCGCAAACGGACCCACTCACCCTCTTCCAAGGACGA  GCAGAGCATAGGGGGAGGG  Exemplary Sequence from PTPR Mu  (SEQ ID NO: 74) IFLQWREPTQTYGVITLYEITYKAVSSFDPEIDLSNQSGRVSKLGNETHFLFFGLYPGTTY  SFTIRASTAKGFGPPATNQFTTKISAPSMPAYELETPLNQTDNTVTVMLKPAHSRGAPVS  VYQIVVEEERPRRTKKTTEILKCYPVPIHFQNASLLNSQYYFAAEFPADSLQAAQPFTIG  DNKTYNGYWNTPLLPYKSYRIYFQAASRANGETKIDCVQVATKGAATPKPVPEPEKQT  DHTVKIAGVIAGILLFVIIFLGVVLVMKKRKLAKKRKETMSSTGG  cDNA Sequence Encoding Exemplary Sequence from PTPR Mu  (SEQ ID NO: 75) ATATTTCTGCAATGGCGAGAGCCTACACAAACATACGGAGTCATAACGTTGTACGA  AATTACGTACAAGGCCGTGTCATCATTCGATCCCGAAATTGATCTTTCTAACCAGTC  AGGGCGCGTAAGTAAACTCGGCAACGAGACCCACTTTTTGTTCTTCGGCCTGTATCC  GGGCACTACGTACAGTTTCACCATCCGCGCATCTACGGCCAAGGGTTTTGGCCCACC  CGCTACGAACCAGTTTACTACGAAGATTTCTGCTCCTTCAATGCCAGCTTATGAACT  CGAAACTCCACTGAACCAAACTGACAACACAGTTACTGTGATGCTGAAGCCCGCGC  ATAGCCGAGGTGCCCCAGTTTCTGTGTATCAAATTGTGGTAGAAGAAGAACGGCCA  CGCCGCACAAAGAAGACGACGGAAATACTGAAATGTTATCCAGTCCCTATTCACTT  CCAGAACGCTAGTTTGCTTAACTCACAGTATTATTTCGCGGCAGAATTCCCCGCCGA  TTCTCTGCAGGCGGCACAGCCCTTTACAATAGGGGACAACAAGACTTACAATGGCT  ATTGGAACACCCCCTTGCTTCCTTACAAGAGCTACAGGATCTACTTTCAAGCGGCCT  CCCGCGCAAACGGTGAAACGAAAATTGACTGTGTGCAGGTAGCCACAAAGGGTGC  AGCGACTCCGAAGCCCGTACCGGAGCCAGAGAAGCAAACTGATCACACAGTCAAG  ATTGCCGGCGTCATAGCAGGTATTCTGTTGTTCGTGATAATCTTTCTCGGCGTCGTCC  TCGTTATGAAGAAGAGGAAACTCGCAAAGAAGCGGAAGGAAACAATGTCATCCAC  TGGTGGA  Exemplary Sequence from PTPR Psi  (SEQ ID NO: 84) EDVPSGIAAESLTFTPLEDMIFLKWEEPQEPNGLITQYEISYQSIESSDPAVNVPGPRRTIS  KLRNETYHVFSNLHPGTTYLFSVRARTGKGFGQAALTEITTNISAPSFDYADMPSPLGES  ENTITVLLRPAQGRGAPISVYQVIVEEERARRLRREPGGQDCFPVPLTFEAALARGLVHY  FGAELAASSLPEAMPFTVGDNQTYRGFWNPPLEPRKAYLIYFQAASHLKGETRLNCIRI  ARKAACKESKRPLEVSQRSEEMGLILGICAGGLAVLILLLGAIIVIIRKGRDHYAYSYYPK  PVNMTGG  cDNA Sequence Encoding Exemplary Sequence from PTPR Psi  (SEQ ID NO: 85) GAAGATGTCCCATCCGGTATAGCGGCTGAAAGCTTGACATTTACCCCATTGGAAGA  TATGATTTTCCTGAAATGGGAAGAACCACAAGAGCCCAATGGTCTCATTACTCAAT  ATGAGATCAGTTACCAGAGCATTGAGTCAAGTGATCCCGCTGTCAATGTACCGGGA  CCTCGCAGGACTATCTCTAAGCTGCGGAACGAAACGTACCATGTATTCAGCAACCT  GCACCCCGGCACCACGTACTTGTTTTCCGTACGCGCGAGAACTGGCAAGGGATTCG  GGCAGGCTGCCCTTACAGAAATAACTACGAACATTTCTGCTCCTTCATTCGACTACG  CAGACATGCCTTCACCGCTCGGTGAATCTGAGAACACCATTACGGTCCTGCTTAGGC  CTGCACAGGGAAGGGGTGCTCCCATTTCCGTCTACCAGGTAATCGTTGAAGAGGAA  CGCGCCCGGCGGCTCAGACGGGAACCCGGTGGGCAAGACTGTTTCCCGGTCCCTCT  GACCTTTGAGGCGGCCTTGGCCAGAGGTCTGGTGCATTACTTCGGAGCCGAGTTGG  CCGCAAGCTCACTGCCTGAGGCGATGCCCTTCACCGTGGGGGACAATCAGACCTAC  AGGGGATTTTGGAATCCACCTCTTGAACCTCGCAAAGCGTACCTGATCTATTTCCAG  GCTGCGTCACACCTGAAAGGGGAAACCAGGTTGAATTGCATCCGCATAGCTAGGAA  AGCCGCCTGTAAAGAGTCCAAAAGGCCACTTGAAGTCTCTCAGCGCAGTGAAGAAA  TGGGTCTGATCCTTGGAATTTGCGCGGGAGGGCTGGCTGTACTTATCCTTCTCCTCG  GAGCTATAATCGTTATAATCAGGAAAGGCAGAGACCACTACGCCTACTCTTACTAT  CCTAAACCGGTGAACATGACGGGGGGA  Exemplary Sequence from PTPR Pho  (SEQ ID NO: 94) KIYIQWKPPNETNGVITLYEINYKAVGSLDPSADLSSQRGKVFKLRNETHELFVGLYPGT  TYSFTIKASTAKGFGPPVTTRIATKISAPSMPEYDTDTPLNETDTTITVMLKPAQSRGAPV  SVYQLVVKEERLQKSRRAADIIECFSVPVSYRNASSLDSLHYFAAELKPANLPVTQPFTV  GDNKTYNGYWNPPLSPLKSYSIYFQALSKANGETKINCVRLATKGASTQNSNTVEPEKQ  VDNTVKMAGVIAGLLMFIIILLGVMLTIKRRRNAYSYSYYLKLAKKQKETGG  cDNA Sequence Encoding Exemplary Sequence from PTPR Pho  (SEQ ID NO: 95) AAAATCTATATTCAATGGAAGCCGCCAAATGAAACCAATGGAGTTATAACGCTCTA  TGAAATCAACTACAAGGCGGTTGGCTCCCTTGATCCCTCTGCCGACCTTTCCTCACA  GCGGGGTAAAGTGTTCAAGCTGAGGAACGAAACGCACCACCTTTTCGTGGGGTTGT  ATCCAGGAACGACCTACAGTTTTACTATTAAGGCTTCCACAGCCAAAGGCTTTGGGC  CCCCTGTAACCACTAGGATTGCTACTAAAATCTCCGCGCCATCTATGCCCGAATATG  ATACGGACACCCCATTGAACGAAACAGATACAACAATAACTGTCATGCTGAAGCCT  GCGCAATCACGCGGAGCCCCTGTCAGCGTATATCAACTTGTAGTCAAAGAAGAAAG  ACTGCAAAAATCCCGACGCGCTGCCGACATTATTGAGTGCTTCTCAGTACCCGTGAG  CTACAGAAACGCTAGTAGCTTGGATTCTTTGCATTATTTCGCGGCCGAACTTAAGCC  CGCGAATCTTCCGGTGACTCAACCGTTTACAGTGGGTGACAATAAAACTTACAATG  GCTATTGGAACCCGCCGTTGTCACCGCTGAAGAGCTACTCAATATATTTCCAGGCCC  TGAGTAAAGCTAACGGTGAGACAAAAATCAACTGTGTGAGACTTGCAACTAAAGGA  GCCAGCACACAGAATTCTAATACTGTGGAGCCCGAGAAGCAAGTTGACAACACTGT  GAAAATGGCTGGGGTAATTGCAGGACTGCTTATGTTCATCATAATCCTGCTTGGGGT  TATGCTTACTATCAAGCGACGGCGCAACGCCTACAGCTATAGCTACTATTTGAAATT  GGCAAAAAAGCAGAAGGAAACTGGAGGG  Exemplary Sequence from PTPR Sigma  (SEQ ID NO: 100) SPKNFKVKMIMKTSVLLSWEFPDNYNSPTPYKIQYNGLTLDVDGRTTKKLITHLKPHTF  YNFVLTNRGSSLGGLQQTVTAWTAFNLLNGKPSVAPKPDADGFIMVYLPDGQSPVPVQ  SYFIVMVPLRKSRGGQFLTPLGSPEDMDLEELIQDISRLQRRSLRHSRQLEVPRPYIAARF  SVLPPTFHPGDQKQYGGFDNRGLEPGHRYVLFVLAVLQKSEPTFAASPFSDPFQLDNPD  PQPIVDGEEGLIWVIGPVLAVVFIICIVIAILLYKNKPDSKRKDSEPRTKGG  cDNA Sequence Encoding Exemplary Sequence from PTPR Sigma  (SEQ ID NO: 101) AGTCCGAAGAACTTCAAAGTCAAGATGATCATGAAGACATCTGTGCTCTTGAGTTG  GGAGTTTCCCGATAATTATAACAGCCCCACGCCTTACAAGATTCAGTACAATGGACT  CACCCTTGATGTAGATGGCCGCACGACAAAGAAGCTGATTACTCACCTCAAACCGC  ATACTTTCTATAATTTCGTGCTGACGAATCGGGGTTCTTCCCTGGGAGGTCTCCAGC  AAACTGTAACGGCGTGGACTGCGTTTAATTTGCTGAACGGTAAGCCCTCAGTGGCC  CCCAAACCGGATGCCGACGGATTTATAATGGTGTACCTTCCAGATGGTCAGAGTCC  GGTCCCCGTACAGAGCTACTTCATTGTCATGGTGCCCCTCAGGAAATCCCGAGGTGG  TCAATTTCTCACACCATTGGGTAGTCCGGAGGACATGGATCTGGAAGAACTGATCC  AGGATATTAGCCGCCTGCAACGCAGATCACTTAGACATAGTAGACAGCTGGAGGTG  CCGAGGCCGTACATCGCTGCGCGATTCTCCGTACTCCCGCCAACCTTTCACCCAGGG  GATCAGAAACAATACGGCGGTTTTGATAATCGAGGGCTTGAACCAGGACATAGATA  CGTGCTTTTTGTGTTGGCTGTGCTCCAGAAATCTGAACCGACGTTTGCCGCAAGCCC  CTTTAGCGACCCATTTCAGCTGGATAACCCTGACCCTCAGCCGATAGTCGATGGCGA  GGAGGGGCTGATATGGGTGATTGGGCCCGTACTCGCGGTAGTGTTTATTATCTGTAT  CGTAATTGCTATACTGCTTTATAAGAACAAGCCGGACAGTAAAAGGAAGGATTCTG  AGCCTAGGACTAAAGGCGGT  Exemplary Sequence from PTPR Kappa  (SEQ ID NO: 108) DVPGPVPVKSLQGTSFENKIFLNWKEPLDPNGIITQYEISYSSIRSFDPAVPVAGPPQTVS NLWNSTHEIVFIVIEILHPGTTYQFFIRASTVKGFGPATAINVTTNISAPTLPDYEGVDASLN  ETATTITVLLRPAQAKGAPISAYQIVVEELHPHRTKREAGAMECYQVPVTYQNAIVISGG  APYYFAAELPPGNLPEPAPFTVGDNRTYQGFWNPPLAPRKGYNIYFQAMSSVEKETKTQ  CVRIATKAAATEEPEVIPDPAKQTDRVVKIAGISAGILVFILLLLVVILIVKKSKLAKKRK  DAMG  cDNA Sequence Encoding Exemplary Sequence from PTPR Kappa  (SEQ ID NO: 109) GATGTGCCTGGTCCCGTACCAGTAAAATCTCTTCAAGGAACATCCTTTGAAAATAAG  ATCTTCTTGAACTGGAAAGAACCTTTGGATCCAAATGGAATCATCACTCAATATGAG  ATCAGCTATAGCAGTATAAGATCATTTGATCCTGCAGTTCCAGTGGCTGGACCTCCC  CAGACTGTATCAAATTTATGGAACAGTACACACCATGTCTTTATGCATCTCCACCCT  GGAACCACGTACCAGTTTTTCATAAGAGCCAGCACGGTCAAAGGCTTTGGTCCAGC  CACAGCCATCAATGTCACCACCAATATCTCAGCTCCAACTTTACCTGACTATGAAGG  AGTTGATGCCTCTCTCAATGAAACTGCCACCACAATAACTGTATTGTTGAGACCAGC  ACAAGCCAAAGGTGCTCCTATCAGTGCTTATCAGATTGTTGTGGAAGAACTGCACC  CACACCGAACCAAGAGAGAAGCCGGAGCCATGGAATGCTACCAGGTTCCTGTCACA  TACCAAAATGCCATGAGTGGGGGTGCACCGTATTACTTTGCTGCAGAACTACCCCC  GGGAAACCTACCTGAGCCTGCCCCGTTCACTGTGGGTGACAATCGGACCTACCAAG  GCTTTTGGAACCCTCCTTTGGCTCCGCGCAAAGGATACAACATCTATTTCCAGGCGA  TGAGCAGTGTGGAGAAGGAAACTAAAACCCAGTGCGTACGCATTGCTACAAAAGC  AGCAGCAACAGAAGAACCAGAAGTGATCCCAGATCCCGCCAAGCAGACAGACAGA  GTGGTGAAAATAGCAGGAATTAGTGCTGGAATTTTGGTGTTCATCC TCCTTCTCCTA  GTTGTCATATTAATTGTAAAAAAGAGCAAACTTGCTAAAAAACGCAAAGATGCCAT  GGGG  Exemplary Sequence from PTPR LAR  (SEQ ID NO: 134) PPQKVMCVSMGSTTVRVSWVPPPADSRNGVITQYSVAYEAVDGEDRGRHVVDGISRE  HSSWDLVGLEKWTEYRVWVRAHTDVGPGPESSPVLVRTDEDVPSGPPRKVEVEPLNST  AVHVYWKLPVPSKQHGQIRGYQVTYVRLENGEPRGLPIIQDVMLAEAQWRPEESEDYE  TTIS GLTPETTYSVTVAAYTTKGDGARSKPKIVTTTGAVPGRPTMMISTTAMNTALLQW  HPPKELPGELLGYRLQYCRADEARPNTIDFGKDDQHFTVTGLHKGTTYIFRLAAKNRAG  LGEEFEKEIRTPEDLPSGFPQNLHVTGLTTSTTELAWDPPVLAERNGRIISYTVVFRDINS  QQELQNITTDTRFTLTGLKPDTTYDIKVRAWTSKGSGPLSPSIQSRTMPVEQVFAKNFRV  AAAMKTSVLLSWEVPDSYKSAVPFKILYNGQSVEVDGHSMRKLIADLQPNTEYSFVLM  NRGSSAGGLQHLVSIRTAPDLLPHKPLPASAYIEDGRFDLSMPHVQDPSLVRWFYIVVV  PIDRVGGSMLTPRWSTPEELELDELLEAIEQGGEEQRRRRRQAERLKPYVAAQLDVLPE  TFTLGDKKNYRGFYNRPLSPDLSYQCFVLASLKEPMDQKRYASSPY SDEIVVQVTPAQQ  QEEPEMLWVTGPVLAVILIILIVIAILLFKRKRTHSPSSKDEQSIGGG  cDNA Sequence Encoding Exemplary Sequence from PTPR LAR  (SEQ ID NO: 135) CCACCGCAAAAAGTTATGTGTGTGAGCATGGGATCTACCACCGTCCGCGTTTCTTGG  GTTCCACCGCCTGCCGATAGTCGGAATGGCGTCATTACTCAATACAGCGTAGCCTAC  GAGGCCGTGGATGGAGAGGATAGAGGTCGCCATGTCGTAGATGGAATTAGCCGCG  AGCATAGTTCATGGGACTTAGTCGGGTTGGAAAAGTGGACTGAATACCGTGTTTGG  GTCCGAGCTCACACGGATGTTGGCCCAGGACCAGAGTCCAGTCCCGTTCTCGTTCGG  ACGGACGAGGACGTTCCGTCCGGTCCACCCCGAAAAGTTGAGGTAGAGCCCCTGAA  TAGTACGGCAGTACATGTCTATTGGAAGCTCCCTGTTCCATCAAAGCAACATGGGC  AGATTAGGGGGTACCAAGTTACATATGTGCGATTGGAAAACGGGGAACCACGGGG  CCTCCCGATCATCCAAGATGTTATGCTCGCAGAGGCACAGTGGCGCCCCGAGGAGT  CCGAAGATTATGAAACTACTATAAGTGGGCTTACCCCAGAGACAACCTACTCTGTA  ACTGTAGCTGCTTACACGACCAAAGGGGATGGCGCCCGAAGCAAGCCCAAAATTGT  TACCACAACAGGGGCTGTACCCGGCAGACCGACAATGATGATCAGCACGACAGCG  ATGAACACGGCACTTCTGCAATGGCATCCGCCCAAGGAATTGCCAGGGGAGTTGCT  CGGCTACCGGCTGCAATACTGTAGGGCAGATGAAGCAAGGCCGAACACAATCGATT  TCGGAAAGGATGATCAGCACTTTACTGTTACCGGACTTCATAAAGGGACAACTTAT  ATCTTCCGGCTGGCGGCTAAAAATAGAGCGGGCTTGGGAGAAGAATTCGAGAAGG  AGATTAGAACCCCGGAGGATTTGCCTAGTGGATTCCCGCAAAATCTCCATGTCACG  GGACTCACTACTTCAACGACCGAACTCGCTTGGGATCCTCCAGTCCTTGCCGAAAGA  AACGGAAGGATTATAAGCTACACCGTAGTCTTCCGAGATATTAACTCACAACAAGA  ACTCCAGAATATTACTACCGATACGCGATTCACATTGACAGGACTTAAGCCTGACA  CGACTTATGATATAAAAGTCCGGGCTTGGACTTCCAAAGGAAGCGGACCACTGTCT  CCCTCAATCCAATCGAGGACTATGCCAGTTGAGCAAGTGTTTGCaAAAAACTTCAGA  GTAGCGGCGGCGATGAAAACTTCTGTCCTTCTGAGCTGGGAAGTTCCGGATTCCTAT  AAATCCGCTGTCCCCTTCAAGATATTGTACAATGGTCAAAGTGTCGAGGTTGATGGA  CACTCCATGAGGAAACTCATTGCCGACCTCCAACCGAACACAGAATACAGTTTTGTT  TTGATGAATCGCGGTTCCTCAGCCGGGGGCCTGCAGCACCTCGTGAGTATTAGGAC  CGCTCCCGATCTTCTTCCACATAAGCCTCTCCCCGCATCTGCGTACATAGAAGACGG  GCGGTTCGACCTGTCAATGCCCCACGTACAGGACCCTAGTCTTGTAAGATGGTTTTA  TATCGTGGTCGTTCCTATAGACCGGGTTGGAGGCTCTATGCTCACCCCGCGATGGAG  TACCCCGGAAGAACTTGAGCTGGATGAGTTGTTGGAAGCAATCGAACAGGGGGGCG  AGGAACAGAGGCGGCGCCGCCGCCAAGCAGAGCGACTGAAACCGTATGTTGCCGC  TCAGTTGGATGTGTTGCCCGAAACGTTTACTTTGGGTGACAAAAAAAATTATCGGG  GGTTCTACAATAGACCTTTGAGTCCTGATCTTAGTTATCAGTGTTTTGTGTTGGCATC  TTTGAAGGAACCGATGGACCAGAAACGATACGCTTCCTCCCCCTATAGTGACGAGA  TTGTCGTTCAAGTAACACCCGCACAACAGCAGGAGGAGCCGGAAATGCTTTGGGTT  ACAGGGCCGGTACTTGCGGTGATCTTGATAATACTCATTGTCATAGCCATTCTGCTT  TTCAAGCGCAAACGGACCCACTCACCCTCTTCCAAGGACGAGCAGAGCATAGGGGG  AGGG  Exemplary Sequence from PTPR LAR  (SEQ ID NO: 138) VPSGPPRKVEVEPLNSTAVHVYWKLPVPSKQHGQIRGYQVTYVRLENGEPRGLPIIQDV  MLAEAQWRPEESEDYETTISGLTPETTYSVTVAAYTTKGDGARSKPKIVTTTGAVPGRP  TMMISTTAMNTALLQWHPPKELPGELLGYRLQYCRADEARPNTIDFGKDDQHFTVTGL  HKGTTYIFRLAAKNRAGLGEEFEKEIRTPEDLPSGFPQNLHVTGLTTSTTELAWDPPVLA  ERNGRIISYTVVFRDINSQQELQNITTDTRFTLTGLKPDTTYDIKVRAWTSKGSGPLSPSI  QSRTMPVEQVFAKNFRVAAAMKTSVLLSWEVPDSYKSAVPFKILYNGQSVEVDGHSM  RKLIADLQPNTEYSFVLMNRGSSAGGLQHLVSIRTAPDLLPHKPLPASAYIEDGRFDLSM  PHVQDPSLVRWFYIVVVPIDRVGGSMLTPRWSTPEELELDELLEAIEQGGEEQRRRRRQ  AERLKPYVAAQLDVLPETFTLGDKKNYRGFYNRPLSPDLSYQCFVLASLKEPMDQKRY  ASSPYSDEIVVQVTPAQQQEEPEMLWVTGPVLAVILIILIVIAILLFKRKRTHSPSSKDEQS  IGGG  cDNA Sequence Encoding Exemplary Sequence from PTPR LAR  (SEQ ID NO: 139) GTTCCGTCCGGTCCACCCCGAAAAGTTGAGGTAGAGCCCCTGAATAGTACGGCAGT  ACATGTCTATTGGAAGCTCCCTGTTCCATCAAAGCAACATGGGCAGATTAGGGGGT  ACCAAGTTACATATGTGCGATTGGAAAACGGGGAACCACGGGGCCTCCCGATCATC  CAAGATGTTATGCTCGCAGAGGCACAGTGGCGCCCCGAGGAGTCCGAAGATTATGA  AACTACTATAAGTGGGCTTACCCCAGAGACAACCTACTCTGTAACTGTAGCTGCTTA  CACGACCAAAGGGGATGGCGCCCGAAGCAAGCCCAAAATTGTTACCACAACAGGG  GCTGTACCCGGCAGACCGACAATGATGATCAGCACGACAGCGATGAACACGGCACT  TCTGCAATGGCATCCGCCCAAGGAATTGCCAGGGGAGTTGCTCGGCTACCGGCTGC  AATACTGTAGGGCAGATGAAGCAAGGCCGAACACAATCGATTTCGGAAAGGATGA  TCAGCACTTTACTGTTACCGGACTTCATAAAGGGACAACTTATATCTTCCGGCTGGC  GGCTAAAAATAGAGCGGGCTTGGGAGAAGAATTCGAGAAGGAGATTAGAACCCCG  GAGGATTTGCCTAGTGGATTCCCGCAAAATCTCCATGTCACGGGACTCACTACTTCA  ACGACCGAACTCGCTTGGGATCCTCCAGTCCTTGCCGAAAGAAACGGAAGGATTAT  AAGCTACACCGTAGTCTTCCGAGATATTAACTCACAACAAGAACTCCAGAATATTA  CTACCGATACGCGATTCACATTGACAGGACTTAAGCCTGACACGACTTATGATATA  AAAGTCCGGGCTTGGACTTCCAAAGGAAGCGGACCACTGTCTCCCTCAATCCAATC  GAGGACTATGCCAGTTGAGCAAGTGTTTGCaAAAAACTTCAGAGTAGCGGCGGCGA  TGAAAACTTCTGTCCTTCTGAGCTGGGAAGTTCCGGATTCCTATAAATCCGCTGTCC  CCTTCAAGATATTGTACAATGGTCAAAGTGTCGAGGTTGATGGACACTCCATGAGG  AAACTCATTGCCGACCTCCAACCGAACACAGAATACAGTTTTGTTTTGATGAATCGC  GGTTCCTCAGCCGGGGGCCTGCAGCACCTCGTGAGTATTAGGACCGCTCCCGATCTT  CTTCCACATAAGCCTCTCCCCGCATCTGCGTACATAGAAGACGGGCGGTTCGACCTG  TCAATGCCCCACGTACAGGACCCTAGTCTTGTAAGATGGTTTTATATCGTGGTCGTT  CCTATAGACCGGGTTGGAGGCTCTATGCTCACCCCGCGATGGAGTACCCCGGAAGA  ACTTGAGCTGGATGAGTTGTTGGAAGCAATCGAACAGGGGGGCGAGGAACAGAGG  CGGCGCCGCCGCCAAGCAGAGCGACTGAAACCGTATGTTGCCGCTCAGTTGGATGT  GTTGCCCGAAACGTTTACTTTGGGTGACAAAAAAAATTATCGGGGGTTCTACAATA  GACCTTTGAGTCCTGATCTTAGTTATCAGTGTTTTGTGTTGGCATCTTTGAAGGAACC  GATGGACCAGAAACGATACGCTTCCTCCCCCTATAGTGACGAGATTGTCGTTCAAGT  AACACCCGCACAACAGCAGGAGGAGCCGGAAATGCTTTGGGTTACAGGGCCGGTA  CTTGCGGTGATCTTGATAATACTCATTGTCATAGCCATTCTGCTTTTCAAGCGCAAA  CGGACCCACTCACCCTCTTCCAAGGACGAGCAGAGCATAGGGGGAGGG  Exemplary Sequence from PTPR LAR  (SEQ ID NO: 142) VPGRPTMMISTTAMNTALLQWHPPKELPGELLGYRLQYCRADEARPNTIDFGKDDQHF  TVTGLHKGTTYIFRLAAKNRAGLGEEFEKEIRTPEDLPSGFPQNLHVTGLTTSTTELAWD  PPVLAERNGRIISYTVVFRDINSQQELQNITTDTRFTLTGLKPDTTYDIKVRAWTSKGSGP  LSPSIQSRTMPVEQVFAKNFRVAAAMKTSVLLSWEVPDSYKSAVPFKILYNGQSVEVDG  HSMRKLIADLQPNTEYSFVLMNRGSSAGGLQHLVSIRTAPDLLPHKPLPASAYIEDGRFD  LSMPHVQDPSLVRWFYIVVVPIDRVGGSMLTPRWSTPEELELDELLEAIEQGGEEQRRR  RRQAERLKPYVAAQLDVLPETFTLGDKKNYRGFYNRPLSPDLSYQCFVLASLKEPMDQ  KRYASSPYSDEIVVQVTPAQQQEEPEMLWVTGPVLAVILIILIVIAILLFKRKRTHSPSSK  DEQSIGGG  cDNA Sequence Encoding Exemplary Sequence from PTPR LAR  (SEQ ID NO: 143) GTACCCGGCAGACCGACAATGATGATCAGCACGACAGCGATGAACACGGCACTTCT  GCAATGGCATCCGCCCAAGGAATTGCCAGGGGAGTTGCTCGGCTACCGGCTGCAAT  ACTGTAGGGCAGATGAAGCAAGGCCGAACACAATCGATTTCGGAAAGGATGATCA  GCACTTTACTGTTACCGGACTTCATAAAGGGACAACTTATATCTTCCGGCTGGCGGC  TAAAAATAGAGCGGGCTTGGGAGAAGAATTCGAGAAGGAGATTAGAACCCCGGAG  GATTTGCCTAGTGGATTCCCGCAAAATCTCCATGTCACGGGACTCACTACTTCAACG  ACCGAACTCGCTTGGGATCCTCCAGTCCTTGCCGAAAGAAACGGAAGGATTATAAG  CTACACCGTAGTCTTCCGAGATATTAACTCACAACAAGAACTCCAGAATATTACTAC  CGATACGCGATTCACATTGACAGGACTTAAGCCTGACACGACTTATGATATAAAAG  TCCGGGCTTGGACTTCCAAAGGAAGCGGACCACTGTCTCCCTCAATCCAATCGAGG  ACTATGCCAGTTGAGCAAGTGTTTGCaAAAAACTTCAGAGTAGCGGCGGCGATGAA  AACTTCTGTCCTTCTGAGCTGGGAAGTTCCGGATTCCTATAAATCCGCTGTCCCCTTC  AAGATATTGTACAATGGTCAAAGTGTCGAGGTTGATGGACACTCCATGAGGAAACT  CATTGCCGACCTCCAACCGAACACAGAATACAGTTTTGTTTTGATGAATCGCGGTTC  CTCAGCCGGGGGCCTGCAGCACCTCGTGAGTATTAGGACCGCTCCCGATCTTCTTCC  ACATAAGCCTCTCCCCGCATCTGCGTACATAGAAGACGGGCGGTTCGACCTGTCAA  TGCCCCACGTACAGGACCCTAGTCTTGTAAGATGGTTTTATATCGTGGTCGTTCCTA  TAGACCGGGTTGGAGGCTCTATGCTCACCCCGCGATGGAGTACCCCGGAAGAACTT  GAGCTGGATGAGTTGTTGGAAGCAATCGAACAGGGGGGCGAGGAACAGAGGCGGC  GCCGCCGCCAAGCAGAGCGACTGAAACCGTATGTTGCCGCTCAGTTGGATGTGTTG  CCCGAAACGTTTACTTTGGGTGACAAAAAAAATTATCGGGGGTTCTACAATAGACC  TTTGAGTCCTGATCTTAGTTATCAGTGTTTTGTGTTGGCATCTTTGAAGGAACCGATG  GACCAGAAACGATACGCTTCCTCCCCCTATAGTGACGAGATTGTCGTTCAAGTAAC  ACCCGCACAACAGCAGGAGGAGCCGGAAATGCTTTGGGTTACAGGGCCGGTACTTG  CGGTGATCTTGATAATACTCATTGTCATAGCCATTCTGCTTTTCAAGCGCAAACGGA  CCCACTCACCCTCTTCCAAGGACGAGCAGAGCATAGGGGGAGGG  Exemplary Sequence from PTPR LAR  (SEQ ID NO: 146) SGFPQNLHVTGLTTSTTELAWDPPVLAERNGRIISYTVVFRDINSQQELQNITTDTRFTLT  GLKPDTTYDIKVRAWTSKGSGPLSPSIQSRTMPVEQVFAKNFRVAAAMKTSVLLSWEV  PDSYKSAVPFKILYNGQSVEVDGHSMRKLIADLQPNTEYSFVLMNRGSSAGGLQHLVSI  RTAPDLLPHKPLPASAYIEDGRFDLSMPHVQDPSLVRWFYIVVVPIDRVGGSMLTPRWS  TPEELELDELLEAIEQGGEEQRRRRRQAERLKPYVAAQLDVLPETFTLGDKKNYRGFYN  RPLSPDLSYQCFVLASLKEPMDQKRYASSPYSDEIVVQVTPAQQQEEPEMLWVTGPVL  AVILIILIVIAILLFKRKRTHSPSSKDEQSIGGG  cDNA Sequence Encoding Exemplary Sequence from PTPR LAR  (SEQ ID NO: 147) AGTGGATTCCCGCAAAATCTCCATGTCACGGGACTCACTACTTCAACGACCGAACTC  GCTTGGGATCCTCCAGTCCTTGCCGAAAGAAACGGAAGGATTATAAGCTACACCGT  AGTCTTCCGAGATATTAACTCACAACAAGAACTCCAGAATATTACTACCGATACGC  GATTCACATTGACAGGACTTAAGCCTGACACGACTTATGATATAAAAGTCCGGGCT  TGGACTTCCAAAGGAAGCGGACCACTGTCTCCCTCAATCCAATCGAGGACTATGCC  AGTTGAGCAAGTGTTTGCaAAAAACTTCAGAGTAGCGGCGGCGATGAAAACTTCTG  TCCTTCTGAGCTGGGAAGTTCCGGATTCCTATAAATCCGCTGTCCCCTTCAAGATAT  TGTACAATGGTCAAAGTGTCGAGGTTGATGGACACTCCATGAGGAAACTCATTGCC  GACCTCCAACCGAACACAGAATACAGTTTTGTTTTGATGAATCGCGGTTCCTCAGCC  GGGGGCCTGCAGCACCTCGTGAGTATTAGGACCGCTCCCGATCTTCTTCCACATAAG  CCTCTCCCCGCATCTGCGTACATAGAAGACGGGCGGTTCGACCTGTCAATGCCCCAC  GTACAGGACCCTAGTCTTGTAAGATGGTTTTATATCGTGGTCGTTCCTATAGACCGG  GTTGGAGGCTCTATGCTCACCCCGCGATGGAGTACCCCGGAAGAACTTGAGCTGGA  TGAGTTGTTGGAAGCAATCGAACAGGGGGGCGAGGAACAGAGGCGGCGCCGCCGC  CAAGCAGAGCGACTGAAACCGTATGTTGCCGCTCAGTTGGATGTGTTGCCCGAAAC  GTTTACTTTGGGTGACAAAAAAAATTATCGGGGGTTCTACAATAGACCTTTGAGTCC  TGATCTTAGTTATCAGTGTTTTGTGTTGGCATCTTTGAAGGAACCGATGGACCAGAA  ACGATACGCTTCCTCCCCCTATAGTGACGAGATTGTCGTTCAAGTAACACCCGCACA  ACAGCAGGAGGAGCCGGAAATGCTTTGGGTTACAGGGCCGGTACTTGCGGTGATCT  TGATAATACTCATTGTCATAGCCATTCTGCTTTTCAAGCGCAAACGGACCCACTCAC  CCTCTTCCAAGGACGAGCAGAGCATAGGGGGAGGG 

In some embodiments, any of the chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein further include a peptide nuclear localization sequence, e.g., operably linked to the transcriptional regulatory domain, such that upon intracellular cleavage the nuclear localization sequence is operably linked to the transcriptional regulatory domain that is released. An exemplary peptide nuclear localization sequence is shown below. Additional examples of peptide nuclear localization sequences are known in the art.

c-Myc Nuclear Localization Sequence  (SEQ ID NO: 58) PAAKRVKLD  cDNA Sequence Encoding c-Myc Nuclear Localization Sequence  (SEQ ID NO: 59) CCCGCCGCCAAGAGAGTGAAGCTGGAC 

In some embodiments, any of the chimeric transmembrane receptors can further include a signal sequence. A non-limiting example of a signal sequence is provided below. Additional examples of signal sequences are known in the art.

CSF2RA Signal Sequence (SEQ ID NO: 41) MLLLVTSLLLCELPHPAFLLIP  cDNA Encoding the CSF2RA Signal Sequence  (SEQ ID NO: 42) ATGCTTCTCCTGGTGACAAGCCTTCTGCTCTGTGAGTTACCACACCCAGC ATTCCTCTTGATCCCT 

In some embodiments, any of the chimeric transmembrane receptors can further include a detectable label or tag. A non-limiting example of a detectable tag is a c-myc tag (e.g., the exemplary sequences below). Additional examples of detectable peptide labels are known in the art.

c-MycTag  (SEQ ID NO: 43) EQKLISEEDL cDNA Sequence Encoding a c-MycTag  (SEQ ID NO: 44) GAACAAAAGCTGATCAGCGAGGAGGATCTC

Non-limiting examples of any of the chimeric transmembrane receptors described herein include an amino acid sequence that is at least 70% identical, at least 72% identical, at least 74% identical, at least 76% identical, at least 78% identical, at least 80% identical, at least 82% identical, at least 84% identical, at least 86% identical, at least 88% identical, at least 90% identical, at least 92% identical, at least 94% identical, at least 96% identical, at least 98% identical, at least 99% identical, or 100% identical to any one of SEQ ID NOs: 39, 66, 76, 78, 86, 96, 102, 110, 116, 118, 120, 122, 124, 136, 140, and 144. In some examples, a chimeric transmembrane receptor described herein can include a sequence that is identical to any one of SEQ ID NOs: 39, 66, 76, 78, 86, 96, 102, 110, 116, 118, 120, 122, 124, 136, 140, and 144, except that it includes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, or 39 amino acid substitutions.

Non-limiting examples of any of the chimeric transmembrane receptors described herein are encoded by a nucleic acid sequence that is at least 70% identical, at least 72% identical, at least 74% identical, at least 76% identical, at least 78% identical, at least 80% identical, at least 82% identical, at least 84% identical, at least 86% identical, at least 88% identical, at least 90% identical, at least 92% identical, at least 94% identical, at least 96% identical, at least 98% identical, at least 99% identical, or 100% identical to any one of SEQ ID NOs: 40, 67, 77, 79, 87, 97, 103, 111, 117, 119, 121, 123, 125, 137, 141, and 145.

Heterologous Target Genes

In some embodiments, chimeric transmembrane receptors provided herein include at least one intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain, which intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain regulates transcription of a heterologous target gene. In some embodiments, a heterologous target gene includes a transcription regulatory sequence (e.g., a promoter) that is operably linked to an expression sequence encoding a polypeptide (e.g., a recombinant protein). In some embodiments, a DNA binding domain of an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain binds a transcription regulatory sequence (e.g., a promoter) that is operably linked to a sequence encoding a polypeptide (e.g., a recombinant protein). In some embodiments, an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain activates transcription of a heterologous target gene. In some embodiments, a heterologous target gene includes an expression sequence encoding a polypeptide to be expressed in a cell that expresses the chimeric transmembrane receptor (e.g., after the extracellular antigen-binding domain of the chimeric transmembrane receptor binds its target antigen, resulting in release of the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain from the transmembrane domain). In some embodiments, an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain represses transcription of a heterologous target gene.

In some embodiments, a cell (e.g., an immune cell) expressing a chimeric transmembrane receptor includes a heterologous target gene, which heterologous target gene includes an expression sequence encoding a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR). In some embodiments, the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain of the chimeric transmembrane receptor is a transcriptional activator that activates transcription of the CAR. In some embodiments, the expression sequence of the heterologous target gene encoding the CAR is operably linked to a transcriptional regulatory domain that is activated by the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain of the chimeric transmembrane receptor.

In some embodiments, a cell (e.g., an immune cell) expressing a chimeric transmembrane receptor includes a heterologous target gene, which heterologous target gene includes an expression sequence encoding a first CAR polypeptide that is one polypeptide of a multi-polypeptide CAR (e.g., a CAR that includes two or more polypeptides, which together form a multi-polypeptide CAR having CAR activity). In some embodiments, the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain of the chimeric transmembrane receptor is a transcriptional activator that activates transcription of the first CAR polypeptide. In some embodiments of cells having a heterologous target gene comprising an expression sequence encoding a first CAR polypeptide, one or more additional CAR polypeptides are expressed by the cell (e.g., one or more additional CAR polypeptides of a multi-polypeptide CAR). In some embodiments, the one or more additional CAR polypeptides of a multi-polypeptide CAR are constitutive expressed in the cell such that upon expression of the first CAR polypeptide (e.g., activation of transcription and subsequent translation of the first CAR polypeptide in response to the extracellular antigen-binding domain of the chimeric transmembrane receptor binding the target antigen), a functional multi-chain CAR is formed in the cell. In some embodiments, expression of the one or more additional CAR polypeptides of a multi-polypeptide CAR is regulated. For example, the one or more additional CAR polypeptides can be expressed in response to another chimeric transmembrane receptor that is specific for a different target antigen. As will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the present specification, such embodiments can further increase the specificity of a cell expressing the multiple chimeric transmembrane receptors for a cell expressing the multiple target antigens.

In some embodiments, a heterologous target gene including a nucleotide sequence encoding a CAR, a first CAR polypeptide, and/or one or more additional CAR polypeptides is present in the cell in a vector that has been transfected into the cell (e.g., using any of a variety of transfection techniques known in the art). In some embodiments, a heterologous target gene including a nucleotide sequence encoding a CAR, a first CAR polypeptide, and/or one or more additional CAR polypeptides is integrated into the genomic DNA of the cell (e.g., using any of a variety of genetic engineering techniques known in the art). Those of ordinary skill in the art will be aware of a large variety of CARs and polypeptide encoding them, each of which can be used in accordance with the heterologous target genes and methods provided herein.

In some embodiments, a CAR expressed in a cell (e.g. an immune cell, e.g., in response to the extracellular antigen-binding domain of a chimeric transmembrane receptor binding a target antigen) binds to a CAR target antigen selected from the group consisting of: BCMA, MAGE, MUC16, CD19, WT-1, CD22, LI-CAM, ROR-1, CEA, 4-1BB, ETA, 5T4, adenocarcinoma antigen, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), BAFF, B-lymphoma cell, C242 antigen, CA-125, carbonic anhydrase 9 (CA-IX), C-MET, CCR4, CD152, CD20, CD125 CD200, CD221, CD23 (IgE receptor), CD28, CD30 (TNFRSF8), CD33, CD4, CD40, CD44 v6, CD51, CD52, CD56, CD74, CD80, CEA, CNT0888, CTLA-4, DR5, EGFR, EpCAM, CD3, FAP, fibronectin extra domain-B, folate receptor 1, GD2, GD3 ganglioside, glycoprotein 75, GPNMB, HER2/neu, HGF, human scatter factor receptor kinase, IGF-1 receptor, IGF-I, IgGl, IL-13, IL-6, insulin-like growth factor I receptor, integrin α5β1, integrin ανβ3, MORAb-009, MS4A1, MUC1, mucin CanAg, N-glycolylneuraminic acid, NPC-1C, PDGF-R a, PDL192, phosphatidylserine, prostatic carcinoma cells, RANKL, RON, SCH 900105, SDC1, SLAMF7, TAG-72, tenascin C, TGF beta 2, TGF-β, TRAIL-R1, TRAIL-R2, tumor antigen CTAA16.88, VEGF-A, VEGFR-1, VEGFR2, and vimentin. In some embodiments, the CAR target antigen is the same as the target antigen recognized by extracellular antigen-binding domain of a chimeric transmembrane receptor. In some embodiments, the CAR target antigen is different from the target antigen recognized by extracellular antigen-binding domain of a chimeric transmembrane receptor.

In some embodiments of a cell (e.g., an immune cell) expressing a chimeric transmembrane receptor and a CAR that is expressed in response to the extracellular antigen-binding domain of the chimeric transmembrane receptor binding a target antigen, such a cell recognizes a target cell expressing the target antigen and the CAR target antigen in a more specific manner than either: 1) a cell (e.g., an immune cell) expressing the chimeric transmembrane receptor in the absence of the CAR, or 2) a cell (e.g., an immune cell) expressing the CAR in the absence of the chimeric transmembrane receptor. Such cells expressing a chimeric transmembrane receptor and a CAR that is expressed in response to the extracellular antigen-binding domain of a chimeric transmembrane receptor binding a target antigen are advantageous in a number of ways. For example, such cells can be more specific for target cells (e.g., cancer cells) expressing the target antigen and the CAR target antigen. Additionally or alternatively, such cells can reduce adverse effects in a subject as compared to more conventional cells that, when administered therapeutically, aberrantly target non-cancer cells (e.g., non-target cells that may express low levels of the target antigen or the CAR target antigen, or an antigen that cross-reacts with the extracellular antigen-binding domain of the chimeric immune receptor or the CAR).

In some embodiments, a cell (e.g., an immune cell) expressing a chimeric transmembrane receptor includes a heterologous target gene, which heterologous target gene includes an expression sequence encoding a T cell receptor (TCR). In some embodiments, the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain of the chimeric transmembrane receptor is a transcriptional activator that activates transcription of the TCR. In some embodiments, the expression sequence of the heterologous target gene encoding the TCR is operably linked to a transcriptional regulatory domain that is activated by the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain of the chimeric transmembrane receptor.

In some embodiments, a cell (e.g., an immune cell) expressing a chimeric transmembrane receptor includes a heterologous target gene, which heterologous target gene includes an expression sequence encoding a first TCR polypeptide that is one polypeptide of a multi-polypeptide TCR (e.g., a TCR that includes two or more polypeptides, which together form a multi-polypeptide TCR having TCR activity). In some embodiments, the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain of the chimeric transmembrane receptor is a transcriptional activator that activates transcription of the first TCR polypeptide. In some embodiments of cells having a heterologous target gene comprising an expression sequence encoding a first TCR polypeptide, one or more additional TCR polypeptides are expressed by the cell (e.g., one or more additional TCR polypeptides of a multi-polypeptide TCR). In some embodiments, the one or more additional TCR polypeptides of a multi-polypeptide TCR are constitutive expressed in the cell such that upon expression of the first TCR polypeptide (e.g., activation of transcription and subsequent translation of the first TCR polypeptide in response to the extracellular antigen-binding domain of the chimeric transmembrane receptor binding the target antigen), a functional multi-chain TCR is formed in the cell. In some embodiments, expression of the one or more additional TCR polypeptides of a multi-polypeptide TCR is regulated. For example, the one or more additional TCR polypeptides can be expressed in response to another chimeric transmembrane receptor that is specific for a different target antigen. As will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the present specification, such embodiments can further increase the specificity of a cell expressing the multiple chimeric transmembrane receptors for a cell expressing the multiple target antigens.

In some embodiments, a heterologous target gene including a nucleotide sequence encoding a TCR, a first TCR polypeptide, and/or one or more additional TCR polypeptides is present in the cell in a vector that has been transfected into the cell (e.g., using any of a variety of transfection techniques known in the art). In some embodiments, a heterologous target gene including a nucleotide sequence encoding a TCR, a first TCR polypeptide, and/or one or more additional TCR polypeptides is integrated into the genomic DNA of the cell (e.g., using any of a variety of genetic engineering techniques known in the art). Those of ordinary skill in the art will be aware of a large variety of TCRs and polypeptide encoding them, each of which can be used in accordance with the heterologous target genes and methods provided herein.

In some embodiments, a TCR expressed in a cell (e.g. an immune cell, e.g., in response to the extracellular antigen-binding domain of a chimeric transmembrane receptor binding a target antigen) binds to a TCR target antigen selected from the group consisting of: BCMA, MAGE, MUC16, CD19, WT-1, CD22, LI-CAM, ROR-1, CEA, 4-1BB, ETA, 5T4, adenocarcinoma antigen, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), BAFF, B-lymphoma cell, C242 antigen, CA-125, carbonic anhydrase 9 (CA-IX), C-MET, CCR4, CD152, CD20, CD125 CD200, CD221, CD23 (IgE receptor), CD28, CD30 (TNFRSF8), CD33, CD4, CD40, CD44 v6, CD51, CD52, CD56, CD74, CD80, CEA, CNT0888, CTLA-4, DR5, EGFR, EpCAM, CD3, FAP, fibronectin extra domain-B, folate receptor 1, GD2, GD3 ganglioside, glycoprotein 75, GPNMB, HER2/neu, HGF, human scatter factor receptor kinase, IGF-1 receptor, IGF-I, IgGl, IL-13, IL-6, insulin-like growth factor I receptor, integrin α5β1, integrin ανβ3, MORAb-009, MS4A1, MUC1, mucin CanAg, N-glycolylneuraminic acid, NPC-1C, PDGF-R a, PDL192, phosphatidylserine, prostatic carcinoma cells, RANKL, RON, SCH 900105, SDC1, SLAMF7, TAG-72, tenascin C, TGF beta 2, TGF-β, TRAIL-R1, TRAIL-R2, tumor antigen CTAA16.88, VEGF-A, VEGFR-1, VEGFR2, and vimentin. In some embodiments, the TCR target antigen is the same as the target antigen recognized by extracellular antigen-binding domain of a chimeric transmembrane receptor. In some embodiments, the TCR target antigen is different from the target antigen recognized by extracellular antigen-binding domain of a chimeric transmembrane receptor.

In some embodiments of a cell (e.g., an immune cell) expressing a chimeric transmembrane receptor and a TCR that is expressed in response to the extracellular antigen-binding domain of the chimeric transmembrane receptor binding a target antigen, such a cell recognizes a target cell expressing the target antigen and the TCR target antigen in a more specific manner than either: 1) a cell (e.g., an immune cell) expressing the chimeric transmembrane receptor in the absence of the TCR, or 2) a cell (e.g., an immune cell) expressing the TCR in the absence of the chimeric transmembrane receptor. Such cells expressing a chimeric transmembrane receptor and a TCR that is expressed in response to the extracellular antigen-binding domain of a chimeric transmembrane receptor binding a target antigen are advantageous in a number of ways. For example, such cells can be more specific for target cells (e.g., cancer cells) expressing the target antigen and the TCR target antigen. Additionally or alternatively, such cells can reduce adverse effects in a subject as compared to more conventional cells that, when administered therapeutically, aberrantly target non-cancer cells (e.g., non-target cells that may express low levels of the target antigen or the TCR target antigen, or an antigen that cross-reacts with the extracellular antigen-binding domain of the chimeric immune receptor or the TCR).

In some embodiments, a cell (e.g., an immune cell) expressing a chimeric transmembrane receptor includes a heterologous target gene, which heterologous target gene includes an expression sequence encoding a secreted polypeptide. In some embodiments, the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain of the chimeric transmembrane receptor is a transcriptional activator that activates transcription of the secreted polypeptide. In some embodiments, the expression sequence of the heterologous target gene encoding the secreted polypeptide is operably linked to a transcriptional regulatory domain that is activated by the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain of the chimeric transmembrane receptor.

In some embodiments, a heterologous target gene including a nucleotide sequence encoding a secreted polypeptide is present in the cell in a vector that has been transfected into the cell (e.g., using any of a variety of transfection techniques known in the art). In some embodiments, a heterologous target gene including a nucleotide sequence encoding a secreted polypeptide is integrated into the genomic DNA of the cell (e.g., using any of a variety of genetic engineering techniques known in the art). Those of ordinary skill in the art will be aware of a large variety of secreted polypeptides, each of which can be used in accordance with the heterologous target genes and methods provided herein.

In some embodiments, a heterologous target gene includes an expression sequence encoding a cytokine. Non-limiting examples of cytokines include, e.g., interferons (e.g., an alpha-interferon, a beta-interferon, a gamma-interferon); interleukins (e.g., IL-1, IL-1α, IL-2, IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8, IL-9, IL-10 IL-11, IL-12; IL-13, IL-14, IL-15, IL-16, IL-17, IL-17A, IL-18, IL-19, IL-20, IL-24); tumor necrosis factors (e.g., TNF-α); transforming growth factor-beta; and TRAIL. In some embodiments of a cell (e.g., an immune cell) expressing a chimeric transmembrane receptor and a cytokine that is expressed in response to the extracellular antigen-binding domain of the chimeric transmembrane receptor binding a target antigen, such a cell recognizes a target cell expressing the target antigen and effectively acts on the target cell (e.g., by mediating an increased immune response against the target cell) in an increased manner relative to either: 1) a cell (e.g., an immune cell) expressing the chimeric transmembrane receptor in the absence of the cytokine, or 2) a cell (e.g., an immune cell) expressing the cytokine in the absence of the chimeric transmembrane receptor. In addition to more effectively acting on the target cell, such cells expressing a chimeric transmembrane receptor and a cytokine that is expressed in response to the extracellular antigen-binding domain of a chimeric transmembrane receptor binding a target antigen are advantageous in a number of ways. For example, the dosage (e.g., the number of immune cells) of such relatively hyperactive cells can be reduced, thus reducing adverse side effects in a subject.

Other non-limiting examples of a polypeptide encoded by an expression sequence of a heterologous target gene include: an apoptosis inducer, an apoptosis inhibitor, an antibody (e.g., an antibody, an antibody fragment, or an antibody derivative), a chemokine, a chemokine receptor, a cytokine receptor, a differentiation factor, a growth factor, a growth factor receptor, a hormone, a metabolic enzyme, a pathogen derived protein, a proliferation inducer, a receptor, a RNA guided nuclease, a site-specific nuclease, a small molecule second messenger synthesis enzyme, a toxin derived protein, a transcription activator, a transcription repressor, a transcriptional activator, a transcriptional repressor, a translation regulator, a translational activator, and a translational repressor. In some embodiments, a polypeptide encoded by an expression sequence of a heterologous target gene includes a second chimeric immune receptor (e.g., a chimeric immune receptor that binds a different target antigen than the target antigen bound by the chimeric immune receptor that actives transcription of the second chimeric immune receptor).

Expression of a Chimeric Transmembrane Receptor in a Cell

Also provided herein are methods of generating a recombinant cell that expresses an chimeric transmembrane receptor (e.g., any of the chimeric transmembrane receptors described herein) that include: introducing into a cell a nucleic acid sequence encoding the chimeric transmembrane receptor to produce a recombinant cell; and culturing the recombinant cell under conditions sufficient for the expression of the chimeric transmembrane receptor. In some embodiments, the introducing step includes introducing into a cell an expression vector including a sequence encoding the chimeric transmembrane receptor to produce a recombinant cell. In some embodiments, a sequence encoding the chimeric transmembrane receptor is operably linked to a promoter. Exemplary promoters include those derived from polyoma, Adenovirus 2, cytomegalovirus and SV40.

In some embodiments, a nucleic acid sequence encoding the chimeric transmembrane receptor includes a first nucleic acid segment that encodes an extracellular antigen-binding domain that is capable of specifically binding to a target antigen, a second nucleic acid segment that encodes an extracellular integrin ligand-binding domain comprising an S1 protease cleavage site, an S2 protease cleavage site, or both, a third nucleic acid segment that encodes a transmembrane domain, a fourth nucleic acid segment that encodes an intracellular regulatory domain comprising a gamma-secretase protease cleavage site; and a fifth nucleic acid segment that encodes an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain. In some embodiments, a nucleic acid sequence encoding the chimeric transmembrane receptor includes a nucleic acid segment that encodes an extracellular integrin ligand-binding domain comprising an S1 protease cleavage site and an S2 protease cleavage site (e.g., the nucleic acid sequence encoding the chimeric transmembrane receptor includes a nucleic acid segment that encodes a single extracellular integrin ligand-binding domain having both an S1 cleavage site and an S2 cleavage site). In some embodiments, a nucleic acid sequence encoding the chimeric transmembrane receptor includes a nucleic acid segment that encodes an extracellular integrin ligand-binding domain comprising an S1 protease cleavage site, and a separate nucleic acid segment that encodes an extracellular integrin ligand-binding domain comprising an S2 protease cleavage site. In some embodiments, a chimeric transmembrane receptor is expressed from a nucleic acid sequence encoding the chimeric transmembrane receptor (e.g. via a promoter that is operably linked to the nucleic acid sequence encoding the chimeric transmembrane receptor). In some embodiments, a chimeric transmembrane receptor that is expressed from a nucleic acid sequence encoding the chimeric transmembrane receptor is processed to produce a mature chimeric transmembrane receptor (e.g., via furin cleavage the S1 cleavage site), which mature chimeric transmembrane receptor is properly expressed on the cell surface such that it can function in accordance with the various embodiments disclosed herein.

Nucleic acid sequences encoding a chimeric transmembrane receptor can be readily prepared by a person of ordinary skill in the art using the information and references contained herein and techniques known in the art. Sambrook, et al., A Molecular Cloning, A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (1989-2016), and Ausubel et al., Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, John Wiley and Sons, (1994-2016)). Non-limiting examples of such techniques include (i) the use of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to amplify samples of such nucleic acid, e.g. from genomic sources, (ii) chemical synthesis, or (iii) preparing cDNA sequences. DNA encoding portions of full-length coding sequences may be generated and used in any suitable way known to those of skill in the art, including by taking encoding DNA, identifying suitable restriction enzyme recognition sites either side of the portion to be expressed, and cutting out said portion from the DNA. The portion may then be operably linked to a suitable promoter in a standard commercially available expression system. Another recombinant approach is to amplify the relevant portion of the DNA with suitable PCR primers. Modifications to the relevant sequence may be made, e.g. using site directed mutagenesis, to lead to the expression of modified peptide or to take account of codon preference in the host cells used to express the nucleic acid.

A chimeric transmembrane receptor described herein can be produced by any cell, e.g., a eukaryotic cell or a prokaryotic cell. As used herein, the term “eukaryotic cell” refers to a cell having a distinct, membrane-bound nucleus. Such cells may include, for example, mammalian (e.g., rodent, non-human primate, or human), insect, fungal, or plant cells. In some embodiments, the eukaryotic cell is a yeast cell, such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In some embodiments, the eukaryotic cell is a higher eukaryote, such as mammalian, avian, plant, or insect cells. Mammalian cell lines available in the art for expression of a heterologous polypeptide include Chinese hamster ovary cells, HeLa cells, baby hamster kidney cells, COS cells and a variety of others. As used herein, the term “prokaryotic cell” refers to a cell that does not have a distinct, membrane-bound nucleus. In some embodiments, the prokaryotic cell is a bacterial cell. A common bacterial host is E. coli.

In some embodiments, a chimeric transmembrane receptor is expressed in a cell selected from the group consisting of: a CD4+ T cell, a CD8+ T cell, a B cell, a monocyte, a natural killer cell, a dendritic cell, a macrophage, a regulatory T cell, or a helper T cell. In some embodiments, a chimeric transmembrane receptor is expressed in a cell (e.g., an immune cell) that administered to a subject, which cell is autologous to a subject. For example, an immune cell can be isolated from a subject, transfected with an expression vector encoding the chimeric transmembrane receptor, and subsequently administered back to the subject. In some embodiments, a chimeric transmembrane receptor is expressed in a cell (e.g., an immune cell) that administered to a subject, which cell is allogeneic to a subject. For example, an immune cell can be isolated from a donor (e.g., another human), transfected with an expression vector encoding the chimeric transmembrane receptor, and subsequently administered to the subject. In some embodiments, the immune cell that is isolated from the donor is further manipulated to reduce adverse immune responses in the subject and/or improve therapeutic outcomes. For example, nucleic acids encoding one or more endogenous proteins in the cell that lead to an adverse immune response (or otherwise contribute to a poor therapeutic outcome) when the cell is administered to the subject can be modified such that expression of the endogenous protein(s) is reduced or eliminated. Those of ordinary skill in the art will be aware of other suitable techniques for modifying allogeneic cells from a donor to reduce adverse immune responses in the subject and/or improve therapeutic outcomes.

Methods of culturing cells are well known in the art. Cells can be maintained in vitro under conditions that favor proliferation, differentiation, and growth. Briefly, cells can be cultured by contacting a cell (e.g., any cell) with a cell culture medium that includes the necessary growth factors and supplements to support cell viability and growth.

Methods of introducing nucleic acids and expression vectors into a cell (e.g., a eukaryotic cell) are known in the art. Non-limiting examples of methods that can be used to introduce a nucleic acid into a cell include lipofection, transfection, electroporation, microinjection, calcium phosphate transfection, dendrimer-based transfection, cationic polymer transfection, cell squeezing, sonoporation, optical transfection, impalection, hydrodynamic delivery, magnetofection, viral transduction (e.g., adenoviral and lentiviral transduction), and nanoparticle transfection.

In some embodiments, expression of a chimeric transmembrane receptor in a cell is regulated by one or more mechanisms. For example, a nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a chimeric transmembrane receptor can be operably linked to a promoter, an enhancer, or both. Suitable promoters (e.g., inducible promoters) and enchancers for regulating expression of vectors encoding polypeptides in cells are known to those of ordinary skill in the art. Suitable vectors can be chosen or constructed, containing appropriate regulatory sequences, including promoter sequences, terminator fragments, polyadenylation sequences, enhancer sequences, marker genes and other sequences as appropriate. Vectors may be plasmids, viral e.g. phage, or phagemid, as appropriate. For further details see, for example, Molecular cloning: a Laboratory Manual: 4th edition, Green and Sambrook et al., 2012, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. Many known techniques and protocols for manipulation of nucleic acid, for example in preparation of nucleic acid constructs, mutagenesis, sequencing, introduction of DNA into cells and gene expression, and analysis of proteins, are described in detail in Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Ausubel et al., Eds., John Wiley & Sons, 2016.

Provided herein are methods that further include isolation of the chimeric transmembrane receptor from a cell (e.g., a eukaryotic cell) using techniques well-known in the art (e.g., ammonium sulfate precipitation, polyethylene glycol precipitation, ion-exchange chromatography (anion or cation), chromatography based on hydrophobic interaction, metal-affinity chromatography, ligand-affinity chromatography, and size exclusion chromatography).

Methods of Treatment

Provided herein are methods of treating a cancer that include: administering a therapeutically effective amount of a nucleic acid encoding any of the chimeric transmembrane receptors described herein, any of the mammalian cells (e.g., immune cells) described herein, or any of the pharmaceutical compositions described herein to a subject identified as having a cancer. In some embodiments of any of the methods described herein, the cancer is a primary tumor. In some embodiments of any of the methods described herein, the cancer is a metastasis. In some embodiments of any of the methods described herein, the cancer is a T-cell-infiltrating tumor. In some embodiments of any of the methods described herein, the cancer is a non-T-cell-infiltrating tumor.

Also provided herein are methods of reducing the volume of a tumor in a subject that include: administering a therapeutically effective amount of a nucleic acid encoding any of the chimeric transmembrane receptors described herein, any of the mammalian cells (e.g., immune cells described herein), or any of the pharmaceutical compositions described herein to a subject identified as having a cancer. In some embodiments, methods provided herein can result in an about 1% to about 100% reduction, an about 1% to about 95% reduction, an about 1% to about 90% reduction, an about 1% to about 85% reduction, an about 1% to about 80% reduction, an about 1% to about 75% reduction, an about 1% to about 70% reduction, an about 1% to about 65% reduction, an about 1% to about 60% reduction, an about 1% to about 55% reduction, an about 1% to about 50% reduction, an about 1% to about 45% reduction, an about 1% to about 40% reduction, an about 1% to about 35% reduction, an about 1% to about 30% reduction, an about 1% to about 25% reduction, an about 1% to about 20% reduction, an about 1% to about 15% reduction, an about 1% to about 10% reduction, an about 1% to about 5% reduction, an about 5% to about 100% reduction, an about 5% to about 95% reduction, an about 5% to about 90% reduction, an about 5% to about 85% reduction, an about 5% to about 80% reduction, an about 5% to about 75% reduction, an 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least one tumor prior to the administering.

Also provided herein are methods of inducing cell death in a cancer cell in a subject that include: administering a therapeutically effective amount of a nucleic acid encoding any of the chimeric transmembrane receptors described herein, any of the mammalian cells (e.g., immune cells), or any of the pharmaceutical compositions described herein to a subject identified as having a cancer. In some embodiments, methods provided herein can result in an about 1% to about 100% reduction, an about 1% to about 95% reduction, an about 1% to about 90% reduction, an about 1% to about 85% reduction, an about 1% to about 80% reduction, an about 1% to about 75% reduction, an about 1% to about 70% reduction, an about 1% to about 65% reduction, an about 1% to about 60% reduction, an about 1% to about 55% reduction, an about 1% to about 50% reduction, an about 1% to about 45% reduction, an about 1% to about 40% reduction, an about 1% to about 35% reduction, an about 1% to about 30% reduction, an about 1% to about 25% reduction, an about 1% to about 20% reduction, an about 1% to about 15% reduction, an about 1% to about 10% reduction, an about 1% to about 5% reduction, an about 5% to about 100% reduction, an about 5% to about 95% reduction, an about 5% to about 90% reduction, an about 5% to about 85% reduction, an about 5% to about 80% reduction, an about 5% to about 75% reduction, an 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to about 70% reduction, an about 70% to about 100% reduction, an about 70% to about 95% reduction, an about 70% to about 90% reduction, an about 70% to about 85% reduction, an about 70% to about 80% reduction, an about 70% to about 75% reduction, an about 75% to about 100% reduction, an about 75% to about 95% reduction, an about 75% to about 90% reduction, an about 75% to about 85% reduction, an about 75% to about 80% reduction, an about 80% to about 100% reduction, an about 80% to about 95% reduction, an about 80% to about 90% reduction, an about 80% to about 85% reduction, an about 85% to about 100% reduction, an about 85% to about 95% reduction, an about 85% to about 90% reduction, an about 90% to about 100% reduction, an about 90% to about 95% reduction, or an about 95% to about 100% reduction in the number of cancer cells in a subject (e.g., a human), e.g., as compared to the number of cancer cells in the subject prior to the administering or as compared to a control subject having the same type of cancer and receiving a different treatment.

Provided herein are methods of decreasing the risk of developing a metastasis or decreasing the risk of developing an additional metastasis in a subject having a cancer that include: administering a therapeutically effective amount of a nucleic acid encoding any of the chimeric transmembrane receptors described herein, any of the mammalian cells (e.g., immune cells), or any of the pharmaceutical compositions described herein to a subject identified as having a cancer. In some embodiments, methods provided herein provide for an about 1% to about 100% reduction, an about 1% to about 95% reduction, an about 1% to about 90% reduction, an about 1% to about 85% reduction, an about 1% to about 80% reduction, an about 1% to about 75% reduction, an about 1% to about 70% reduction, an about 1% to about 65% reduction, an about 1% to about 60% reduction, an about 1% to about 55% reduction, an about 1% to about 50% reduction, an about 1% to about 45% reduction, an about 1% to about 40% reduction, an about 1% to about 35% reduction, an about 1% to about 30% reduction, an about 1% to about 25% reduction, an about 1% to about 20% reduction, an about 1% to about 15% reduction, an about 1% to about 10% reduction, an about 1% to about 5% reduction, an about 5% to about 100% reduction, an about 5% to about 95% reduction, an about 5% to about 90% reduction, an about 5% to about 85% reduction, an about 5% to about 80% reduction, an about 5% to about 75% reduction, an 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about 30% reduction, an about 10% to about 25% reduction, an about 10% to about 20% reduction, an about 10% to about 15% reduction, an about 15% to about 100% reduction, an about 15% to about 95% reduction, an about 15% to about 90% reduction, an about 15% to about 85% reduction, an about 15% to about 80% reduction, an about 15% to about 75% reduction, an about 15% to about 70% reduction, an about 15% to about 65% reduction, an about 15% to about 60% reduction, an about 15% to about 55% reduction, an about 15% to about 50% reduction, an about 15% to about 45% reduction, an about 15% to about 40% reduction, an about 15% to about 35% reduction, an about 15% to about 30% reduction, an about 15% to about 25% reduction, an about 15% to about 20% reduction, an about 20% to about 100% reduction, an about 20% to about 95% reduction, an about 20% to about 90% reduction, an about 20% to about 85% reduction, an about 20% to about 80% reduction, an about 20% to about 75% reduction, an about 20% to about 70% reduction, an about 20% to about 65% reduction, an about 20% to about 60% reduction, an about 20% to about 55% reduction, an about 20% to about 50% reduction, an about 20% to about 45% reduction, an about 20% to about 40% reduction, an about 20% to about 35% reduction, an about 20% to about 30% reduction, an about 20% to about 25% reduction, an about 25% to about 100% reduction, an about 25% to about 95% reduction, an about 25% to about 90% reduction, an about 25% to about 85% reduction, an about 25% to about 80% reduction, an about 25% to about 75% reduction, an about 25% to about 70% reduction, an about 25% to about 65% reduction, an about 25% to about 60% reduction, an about 25% to about 55% reduction, an about 25% to about 50% reduction, an about 25% to about 45% reduction, an about 25% to about 40% reduction, an about 25% to about 35% reduction, an about 25% to about 30% reduction, an about 30% to about 100% reduction, an about 30% to about 95% reduction, an about 30% to about 90% reduction, an about 30% to about 85% reduction, an about 30% to about 80% reduction, an about 30% to about 75% reduction, an about 30% to about 70% reduction, an about 30% to about 65% reduction, an about 30% to about 60% reduction, an about 30% to about 55% reduction, an about 30% to about 50% reduction, an about 30% to about 45% reduction, an about 30% to about 40% reduction, an about 30% to about 35% reduction, an about 35% to about 100% reduction, an about 35% to about 95% reduction, an about 35% to about 90% reduction, an about 35% to about 85% reduction, an about 35% to about 80% reduction, an about 35% to about 75% reduction, an about 35% to about 70% reduction, an about 35% to about 65% reduction, an about 35% to about 60% reduction, an about 35% to about 55% reduction, an about 35% to about 50% reduction, an about 35% to about 45% reduction, an about 35% to about 40% reduction, an about 40% to about 100% reduction, an about 40% to about 95% reduction, an about 40% to about 90% reduction, an about 40% to about 85% reduction, an about 40% to about 80% reduction, an about 40% to about 75% reduction, an about 40% to about 70% reduction, an about 40% to about 65% reduction, an about 40% to about 60% reduction, an about 40% to about 55% reduction, an about 40% to about 50% reduction, an about 40% to about 45% reduction, an about 45% to about 100% reduction, an about 45% to about 95% reduction, an about 45% to about 90% reduction, an about 45% to about 85% reduction, an about 45% to about 80% reduction, an about 45% to about 75% reduction, an about 45% to about 70% reduction, an about 45% to about 65% reduction, an about 45% to about 60% reduction, an about 45% to about 55% reduction, an about 45% to about 50% reduction, an about 50% to about 100% reduction, an about 50% to about 95% reduction, an about 50% to about 90% reduction, an about 50% to about 85% reduction, an about 50% to about 80% reduction, an about 50% to about 75% reduction, an about 50% to 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to about 70% reduction, an about 70% to about 100% reduction, an about 70% to about 95% reduction, an about 70% to about 90% reduction, an about 70% to about 85% reduction, an about 70% to about 80% reduction, an about 70% to about 75% reduction, an about 75% to about 100% reduction, an about 75% to about 95% reduction, an about 75% to about 90% reduction, an about 75% to about 85% reduction, an about 75% to about 80% reduction, an about 80% to about 100% reduction, an about 80% to about 95% reduction, an about 80% to about 90% reduction, an about 80% to about 85% reduction, an about 85% to about 100% reduction, an about 85% to about 95% reduction, an about 85% to about 90% reduction, an about 90% to about 100% reduction, an about 90% to about 95% reduction, or an about 95% to about 100% reduction in the risk of developing a metastasis or developing an additional metastasis in the subject (e.g., a human), e.g., as compared to a subject having a similar cancer and receiving no treatment or receiving a different treatment.

As used herein, treating includes reducing the number, frequency, or severity of one or more (e.g., two, three, four, or five) signs or symptoms of a cancer in a patient having a cancer (e.g., any of the cancers described herein). For example, treatment can reduce cancer progression, reduce the severity of a cancer, or reduce the risk of re-occurrence of a cancer in a subject having the cancer.

In some embodiments, a therapeutically effective amount of a nucleic acid encoding any of the chimeric transmembrane receptors described herein, any of the mammalian cells (e.g., immune cells) described herein, or any of the pharmaceutical compositions described herein is administered to a subject in combination with one or more additional anti-cancer therapies. Such additional anti-cancer therapies include, without limitation, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, surgical resection, and radiation therapy.

Non-limiting examples of cancers than can be treated using compositions and methods described herein include: acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), acute myeloid leukemia (AML), adrenocortical carcinoma, anal cancer, appendix cancer, astrocytoma, basal cell carcinoma, brain tumor, bile duct cancer, bladder cancer, bone cancer, breast cancer, bronchial tumor, Burkitt Lymphoma, carcinoma of unknown primary origin, cardiac tumor, cervical cancer, chordoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm, colon cancer, colorectal cancer, craniopharyngioma, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, ductal carcinoma, embryonal tumor, endometrial cancer, ependymoma, esophageal cancer, esthesioneuroblastoma, fibrous histiocytoma, Ewing sarcoma, eye cancer, germ cell tumor, gallbladder cancer, gastric cancer, gastrointestinal carcinoid tumor, gastrointestinal stromal tumor, gestational trophoblastic disease, glioma, head and neck cancer, hairy cell leukemia, hepatocellular cancer, histiocytosis, Hodgkin lymphoma, hypopharyngeal cancer, intraocular melanoma, islet cell tumor, Kaposi sarcoma, kidney cancer, Langerhans cell histiocytosis, laryngeal cancer, leukemia, lip and oral cavity cancer, liver cancer, lobular carcinoma in situ, lung cancer, lymphoma, macroglobulinemia, malignant fibrous histiocytoma, melanoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, mesothelioma, metastatic squamous neck cancer with occult primary, midline tract carcinoma involving NUT gene, mouth cancer, multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome, multiple myeloma, mycosis fungoides, myelodysplastic syndrome, myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasm, nasal cavity and para-nasal sinus cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, neuroblastoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, non-small cell lung cancer, oropharyngeal cancer, osteosarcoma, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, papillomatosis, paraganglioma, parathyroid cancer, penile cancer, pharyngeal cancer, pheochromocytomas, pituitary tumor, pleuropulmonary blastoma, primary central nervous system lymphoma, prostate cancer, rectal cancer, renal cell cancer, renal pelvis and ureter cancer, retinoblastoma, rhabdoid tumor, salivary gland cancer, Sezary syndrome, skin cancer, small cell lung cancer, small intestine cancer, soft tissue sarcoma, spinal cord tumor, stomach cancer, T-cell lymphoma, teratoid tumor, testicular cancer, throat cancer, thymoma and thymic carcinoma, thyroid cancer, urethral cancer, uterine cancer, vaginal cancer, vulvar cancer, and Wilms' tumor. Additional examples of cancer are known in the art.

Compositions and Kits

Also provided herein are compositions (e.g., pharmaceutical compositions) that include a nucleic acid encoding any of the chimeric transmembrane receptors described herein. In some embodiments, the compositions (e.g., pharmaceutical compositions) can be disposed in a sterile vial or a pre-loaded syringe. In some embodiments, a composition (e.g., a pharmaceutical composition) can further include a nucleic acid including (i) a transcription regulatory sequence that is capable of being specifically recognized by the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain and (ii) a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a recombinant protein, where the nucleic acid sequence that encodes the recombinant protein is operably linked to the transcription regulatory sequence.

In some embodiments, a pharmaceutical composition can include any of the mammalian cells (e.g., immune cells) described herein.

In some embodiments, the compositions (e.g., pharmaceutical compositions) are formulated for different routes of administration (e.g., intravenous, subcutaneous, intramuscular, or intratumoral). In some embodiments, the compositions (e.g., pharmaceutical compositions) can include a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier (e.g., phosphate buffered saline). Single or multiple administrations of any of the pharmaceutical compositions described herein can be given to a subject depending on, for example: the dosage and frequency as required and tolerated by the patient. A dosage of the pharmaceutical composition should provide a sufficient quantity of the chimeric transmembrane receptors to effectively treat or ameliorate conditions, diseases, or symptoms.

Also provided herein are methods of treating a subject having a cancer (e.g., any of the cancers described herein) that include administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one of any of the compositions or pharmaceutical compositions provided herein.

Also provided herein are kits that include any of the chimeric transmembrane receptors described herein, any of the nucleic acids described herein, any of the compositions described herein, or any of the pharmaceutical compositions described herein. In some embodiments, the kits can include instructions for performing any of the methods described herein. In some embodiments, the kits can include at least one dose of any of the compositions (e.g., pharmaceutical compositions) described herein. In some embodiments, the kits can provide a syringe for administering any of the pharmaceutical compositions described herein.

The invention is further described in the following examples, which do not limit the scope of the invention described in the claims.

EXAMPLES

The following examples are included to demonstrate preferred embodiments of the invention. It should be appreciated by those of skill in the art that the techniques disclosed in the examples which follow represent techniques discovered by the inventors to function well in the practice of the invention, and thus can be considered to constitute preferred modes for its practice. However, those of skill in the art should, in light of the present disclosure, appreciate that many changes can be made in the specific embodiments which are disclosed and still obtain a like or similar result without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Example 1: Materials and Methods

Plasmids constructs encoding synNotch, synPTPR, and the reporter constructs were created by Golden Gate assembly composed of synthetic genes (gBlocks) ordered from IDT and a backbone plasmid with lentiviral compatibility which was created at Cell Design Labs. See FIG. 2 and its description herein for detailed information on the created plasmid constructs.

The plasmids were then transfected into suspension culture (K562 cells) with helper plasmids and incubated to produce high titer virus containing the synNotch or synPTPR constructs.

The constructs were then transduced into Jurkat immortalized human T lymphocyte cells by mixing 75 μL of supernatant for the synNotch or synPTPR constructs and 50 μL of the reporter into 500,000 million cells in 1 mL of media. The cells were then spun in a centrifuge at 1,000 g for 1.5 hours. Afterwards, the cells were incubated for 24 hours before the supernatant including the virus was removed and replaced with fresh media.

After 6 days, the cells were co-cultured overnight with CD19 antigen-expressing cells at a 3:1 (Raji:Jurkat) ratio. Cells were stained with fixable viability dye (Live/Dead Near-IR) and ALEXA-647 anti-myc fluorescently labelled antibodies (both from Thermo Fisher Scientific). The cells were then washed twice and analyzed by flow on a BD-Fortessa.

The nucleotide sequence, including non-coding (e.g. promoter) sequence, of the exemplary synPTPR construct used in these Examples is shown below as SEQ ID NO: 31 (the two fibronectin type-III domains are encoded by nucleotides 4235-4537 and nucleotides 4562-4813, each of which are underlined in the sequence below):

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cggctctgcggcctcttccgcgtcttcgccttcgccctcagacgagtcggatctccctttgggccgcctccccgcctggttaattaactttaag accaatgacttacaaggcagctgtagatcttagccactttttaaaagaaaaggggggactggaagggctaattcactcccaacgaagacaa gatctgctttttgcttgtactgggtctctctggttagaccagatctgagcctgggagctctctggctaactagggaacccactgcttaagcctca ataaagcttgccttgagtgcttcattgtctgagtaggtgtcattctattctggggggtggggtggggcaggacagcaagggggaggattgg gaagacaatagcaggcatgctggggagtatgatcggtccacgatcagctagattatctagtcagcttgatcatggtcatagctgtttcctgag gctcaatactgaccatttaaatcatacctgacctccatagcagaaagtcaaaagcctccgaccggaggcttttgacttgatcggcacctaaga ggttccaactttcaccataatgaaataagatcactaccgggcgtattttttgagttatcgagattttcaggagctaaggaagctaaaatgagtatt caacatttccgtgtcgcccttattcccttttttgcggcattttgccttcctgtttttgctcacccagaaacgctggtgaaagtaaaagatgctgaag atcagttgggtgcacgagtgggttacatcgaactggatctcaacagcggtaagatccttgagagtttacgccccgaagaacgttttccaatg atgagcacttttaaagttctgctatgtggcgcggtattatcccgtattgacgccgggcaagagcaactcggtcgccgcatacactattctcag aatgacttggttgaatactcaccagtcacagaaaagcatctcacggatggcatgacagtaagagaattatgcagtgctgccataaccatgag tgataacactgcggccaacttacttctggcaaccatcggaggaccgaaggagctaaccgcttttttgcacaacatgggggatcatgtaactc gccttgatcgttgggaaccggagctgaatgaagccataccaaacgacgagcgtgacaccacgatgcctgtagcaatggcaacaacgttg cgcaaactattaactggcgaactacttactctagcttcccggcaacaattaatagactggatggaggcggataaagttgcaggatcacttctg cgctcggccctcccggctggctggtttattgctgataaatctggagccggtgagcgtggctctcgcggtatcattgcagcactggggccag atggtaagccctcccgcatcgtagttatctacacgacggggagtcaggcaactatggatgaacgaaatagacagatcgctgagataggtg cctcactgattaagcattggtaatgagggccctgaggacctaaatgtaatcacctggctcaccttcgggtgggcctttctgcgttgctggcgtt tttccataggctccgcccccctgacgagcatcacaaaaatcggtgctcaagtcagaggtggcgaaacccgacaggactataaagatacca ggcgtttccccctggaagctccctcgtgcgctctcctgttccgaccctgccgcttaccggatacctgtccgcctttctcccttcgggaagcgt ggcgctttctcatagctcacgctgtaggtatctcagttcggtgtaggtcgttcgctccaagctgggctgtgtgcacgaaccccccgttcagcc cgaccgctgcgccttatccggtaactatcgtcttgagtccaacccggtaagacacgacttatcgccactggcagcagccactggtaacagg attagcagagcgaggtatgtaggcggtgctacagagttcttgaagtggtggcctaactacggctacactagaagaacagtatttggtatctg cgctctgctgaagccagttacctcggaaaaagagttggtagctcttgatccggcaaacaaaccaccgctggtagcggtggtttttttgtttgca agcagcagattacgcgcagaaaaaaaggatctcaagaagatcctttgattttctaccgaagaaaggcccacccgtgtaaaacgacggcca gtttatctagtcagcttgattctagctgatcgtggaccggaaggtgagccag

The polypeptide sequence of the exemplary synPTPR construct used in these Examples, including the anti-CD19 extracellular antigen-binding domain, the synPTPRK core having two integrin ligand-binding domains, the transmembrane domain, the intracellular regulatory domain, and the GAL4-VP64 intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain, is shown below as SEQ ID NO: 32 (the 51 cleavage site is in bold, underlined font):

Exemplary synPTPR Construct Polypeptide Sequence  (SEQ ID NO: 32) MLLLVTSLLLCELPHPAFLLIPEQKLISEEDLDIQMTQTTSSLSASLGDR VTISCRASQDISKYLNWYQQKPDGTVKLLIYHTSRLHSGVPSRFSGSGSG TDYSLTISNLEQEDIATYFCQQGNTLPYTFGGGTKLEITGGGGSGGGGSG GGGSEVKLQESGPGLVAPSQSLSVTCTVSGVSLPDYGVSWIRQPPRKGLE WLGVIWGSETTYYNSALKSRLTIIKDNSKSQVFLKMNSLQTDDTAIYYCA KHYYYGGSYAMDYWGQGTSVTVSSDVPGPVPVKSLQGTSFENKIFLNWKE PLDPNGIITQYEISYSSIRSFDPAVPVAGPPQTVSNLWNSTHHVFMHLHP GTTYQFFIRASTVKGFGPATAINVTTNISAPTLPDYEGVDASLNETATTI TVLLRPAQAKGAPISAYQIVVEELHPH RTKR EAGAMECYQVPVTYQNAMS GGAPYYFAAELPPGNLPEPAPFTVGDNRTYQGFWNPPLAPRKGYNIYFQA MSSVEKETKTQCVRIATKAAATEEPEVIPDPAKQTDRVVKIAGISAGILV FILLLLVVILIVKKSKLAKKRKDAMGGGGGSPAAKRVKLDGSMKLLSSIE QACDICRLKKLKCSKEKPKCAKCLKNNWECRYSPKTKRSPLTRAHLTEVE SRLERLEQLFLLIFPREDLDMILKMDSLQDIKALLTGLFVQDNVNKDAVT DRLASVETDMPLTLRQHRISATSSSEESSNKGQRQLTVSGGGSGGGSDAL DDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDML

The nucleotide sequence of the synPTPRK core of the exemplary synPTPR construct used in these Examples is shown below as SEQ ID NO: 33 (the nucleotide sequences encoding the two fibronectin type-III domains are each underlined in the sequence below):

Exemplary synPTPR Core Construct Nucleotide  Sequence (SEQ ID NO: 33) gatgtgcctggtcccgtaccagtaaaatctcttcaaggaacatcctttga aaataagatcttcttgaactggaaagaacctttggatccaaatggaatca tcactcaatatgagatcagctatagcagtataagatcatttgatcctgca gttccagtggctggacctccccagactgtatcaaatttatggaacagtac acaccatgtctttatgcatctccaccctggaaccacgtaccagtttttca taagagccagcacggtcaaaggctttggtccagccacagccatcaatgtc accaccaatatctcagctccaactttacctgactatgaaggagttgatgc ctctctcaatgaaactgccaccacaataactgtattgttgagaccagcac aagccaaaggtgctcctatcagtgcttatcagattgttgtggaagaactg cacccacaccgaaccaagagagaagccggagccatggaatgctaccaggt tcctgtcacataccaaaatgccatgagtgggggtgcaccgtattactttg ctgcagaactacccccgggaaacctacctgagcctgccccgttcactgtg ggtgacaatcggacctaccaaggcttttggaaccctcctttggctccgcg caaaggatacaacatctatttccaggcgatgagcagtgtggagaaggaaa ctaaaacccagtgcgtacgcattgctacaaaagcagcagcaacagaagaa ccagaagtgatcccagatcccgccaagcagacagacagagtggtgaaaat agcaggaattagtgctggaattttggtgttcatcctccttctcctagttg tcatattaattgtaaaaaagagcaaacttgctaaaaaacgcaaagatgcc atgggg

The polypeptide sequence of the synPTPRK core of the exemplary synPTPR construct used in these Examples is shown below as SEQ ID NO: 34 (the S1 cleavage site is in bold, underlined font):

Exemplary synPTPR Core Construct Polypeptide  Sequence  (SEQ ID NO: 34) DVPGPVPVKSLQGTSFENKIFLNWKEPLDPNGIITQYEISYSSIRSFDPA VPVAGPPQTVSNLWNSTHEIVFMEILHPGTTYQFFIRASTVKGFGPATAI NVTTNISAPTLPDYEGVDASLNETATTITVLLRPAQAKGAPISAYQIVVE ELHPH RTKR EAGAMECYQVPVTYQNAMSGGAPYYFAAELPPGNLPEPAPF TVGDNRTYQGFWNPPLAPRKGYNIYFQAMSSVEKETKTQCVRIATKAAAT EEPEVIPDPAKQTDRVVKIAGISAGILVFILLLLVVILIVKKSKLAKKRK DAMG

Example 2: Effects of synPTPR Vs. synNotch on GFP Reporter Expression

Jurkat cells expressing the synPTPR and reporter plasmids constructs shown in FIG. 2 exhibited upregulated GFP expression in the presence of both low (K562 cells) and high (Raji cells) antigen levels of CD19. The extent of stimulation was similar in both scenarios.

Jurkat cells expression the control synNotch and reporter plasmids constructs shown in FIG. 2 exhibited upregulated GFP expression in the presence of both low (K562 cells) and high (Raji cells) antigen levels of CD19 (FIG. 3). In contrast to the Jurkat cells expressing the synPTPR construct, the extent of stimulation was decreased in cells expressing low antigen levels of CD19 (K562 cells) as compared to cells expressing high levels CD19 (Raji cells) (FIG. 3).

Example 3

A set of experiments were performed to assess the expression and function of different chimeric transmembrane receptors.

Materials and Methods Tested Constructs

A set of nucleic acids that each encode exemplary different chimeric transmembrane receptors were generated. A schematic showing these different chimeric transmembrane receptors and the corresponding wildtype PTPR proteins are shown in FIG. 4. Table 1 shows each wildtype PTPR protein sequence and each of the nucleic acids tested in these experiments that include a portion of the sequence of each of the wildtype PTPR proteins.

TABLE 1 Human PTPR synPTPR PTPR-LAR P10586 (PTPRF_HUMAN) pCDL1933, pCDL2762, pCDL2763, (PTPRF) pCDL2764, pCDL2765, pCDL2244(HNF1a) PTPR-Delta P23468 (PTPRD_HUMAN) pCDL1932, pCDL2243 (HNF1a) PTPR-Mu P28827 (PTPRM_HUMAN) pCDL1934 PTPR_Psi Q92729 (PTPRU_HUMAN) pCDL1935 PTPR-Kappa Q15262 (PTPRK_HUMAN) pCDL1541, pCDL2247(HNF1a) PTPR-Rho O14522 (PTPRT_HUMAN) pCDL1936, pCDL2245(HNF1a) PTPR-Sigma Q13332 (PTPRS_HUMAN) pCDL1937, pCDL2246(HNF1a)

A set of reporter nucleic acid constructs were also generated. The specific pairings of a nucleic acid that encodes a chimeric transmembrane receptor with a reporter nucleic acid construct that were used in these experiments is shown in FIG. 5.

The sequences for each nucleic acid encoding a different chimeric transmembrane receptor is shown below. Also shown below is the chimeric transmembrane receptor encoded by each nucleic acid.

pCDL1932 Protein Sequence (SEQ ID NO: 39) Comprises the Following Sequences from the N- to C-Terminus:

(CSF2RA Signal Sequence; SEQ ID NO: 41) MLLLVTSLLLCELPHPAFLLIP; (Myc tag; SEQ ID NO: 43) EQKLISEEDL; (anti-CD19 scFv; SEQ ID NO: 45) DIQMTQTTSSLSASLGDRVTISCRASQDISKYLNWYQQKPDGTVKLLIYHTSRLHSGVPS RFSGSGSGTDYSLTISNLEQEDIATYFCQQGNTLPYTFGGGTKLEITGGGGSGGGGSGGG GSEVKLQESGPGLVAPSQSLSVTCTVSGVSLPDYGVSWIRQPPRKGLEWLGVIWGSETT YYNSALKSRLTIIKDNSKSQVFLKMNSLQTDDTAIYYCAKHYYYGGSYAMDYWGQGT SVTVSS;  (linker; SEQ ID NO: 2) GGGGS; (FibronectinType III domain; SEQ ID NO: 54) KNFHVKAVMKTSVLLSWEIPENYNSAMPFKILYDDGKMVEEVDGRATQKLIVNLKPEK SYSFVLTNRGNSAGGLQHRVTAKTAPD; (additional portion of PTPR delta; SEQ ID NO: 148) VLRTKPAFIGKTNLDGMITVQLPEVPANENIKGYYIIIVPLKKSRGKFIKPWESPDEMELD ELLKEISRKRRSIRYGREVELKPYIAAHFDVLPTEFTLGDDKHYGGFTNKQLQSGQEYVF FVLAVMEHAESKMYATSPYSDPVVSMDLDPQPITDEEEGLIWVVGPVLAVVFIICIVIAI LLYKRKRAESDSRKSSGG; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 2) GGGGS; (c-myc NLS; SEQ ID NO: 58) PAAKRVKLD; (linker) GS;  (GAL4 DNA-binding domain; SEQ ID NO: 60) MKLLSSIEQACDICRLKKLKCSKEKPKCAKCLKNNWECRYSPKTKRSPLTRAHLTEVES RLERLEQLFLLIFPREDLDMILKMDSLQDIKALLTGLFVQDNVNKDAVTDRLASVETDM; PLTLRQHRISATSSSEESSNKGQRQLTVS (linker; SEQ ID NO: 5) GGGSGGGS; and (VP64 Transcriptional Activation Domain; SEQ ID NO: 22) DALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDML. pCDL1932 cDNA Sequence (SEQ ID NO: 40) Comprises the Following Sequences from the 5′ to 3′ End:

(CSF2RA Signal Sequence; SEQ ID NO: 42) ATGCTTCTCCTGGTGACAAGCCTTCTGCTCTGTGAGTTACCACACCCAGCATTCCTCT TGATCCCT; (Myc tag; SEQ ID NO: 44) GAACAAAAGCTGATCAGCGAGGAGGATCTC; (anti-CD19 scFv; SEQ ID NO: 46) GACATCCAGATGACCCAGACCACCAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCCTGGGCGATAGAGT GACCATCAGCTGCAGAGCCAGCCAGGACATCAGCAAGTACCTGAACTGGTATCAGC AGAAACCCGACGGCACCGTGAAGCTGCTGATCTACCACACCAGCAGACTGCACAGC GGCGTGCCCAGCAGATTTTCTGGCAGCGGCTCCGGCACCGACTACAGCCTGACCAT CTCCAACCTGGAACAGGAAGATATCGCTACCTACTTCTGTCAGCAAGGCAACACCC TGCCCTACACCTTCGGCGGAGGCACCAAGCTGGAAATCACAGGCGGCGGAGGATCT GGCGGAGGCGGAAGTGGCGGAGGGGGATCTGAAGTGAAACTGCAGGAAAGCGGCC CTGGCCTGGTGGCCCCATCTCAGTCTCTGAGCGTGACCTGTACCGTGTCCGGCGTGT CCCTGCCTGACTATGGCGTGTCCTGGATCAGACAGCCCCCCAGAAAGGGCCTGGAA TGGCTGGGAGTGATCTGGGGCAGCGAGACAACCTACTACAACAGCGCCCTGAAGTC CCGGCTGACCATCATCAAGGACAACTCCAAGAGCCAGGTGTTCCTGAAGATGAACA GCCTGCAGACCGACGACACCGCCATCTACTACTGCGCCAAGCACTACTACTACGGC GGCAGCTACGCCATGGACTACTGGGGCCAGGGCACAAGCGTGACCGTGTCTAGC; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 47) GGTGGAGGAGGCTCT; (Fibronectin Type III domain; SEQ ID NO: 55) AAAAATTTCCACGTGAAGGCTGTTATGAAAACATCCGTTCTCCTGTCATGGGAAATC CCGGAAAACTATAATTCTGCTATGCCTTTCAAGATATTGTATGATGATGGCAAGATG GTTGAAGAGGTCGACGGTCGGGCGACACAAAAACTGATCGTTAACCTCAAACCTGA GAAATCATATTCATTCGTCCTCACCAATCGCGGTAATAGTGCTGGTGGCCTCCAGCA CCGGGTAACCGCAAAAACTGCGCCTGAT; (additional portion of PTPR delta; SEQ ID NO: 149) GTGCTCAGGACGAAGCCCGCGTTTATAGGCAAGACCAATCTTGATGGCATGATCAC TGTTCAGCTCCCGGAAGTTCCCGCCAACGAGAATATCAAGGGTTATTATATTATTAT CGTACCGCTCAAGAAGTCTCGAGGCAAATTTATCAAACCTTGGGAGTCACCAGATG AAATGGAGCTTGATGAGTTGCTCAAAGAGATCAGCAGAAAGCGGCGGTCCATAAG GTACGGCAGGGAGGTCGAGCTCAAGCCATACATTGCGGCTCATTTCGATGTGTTGC CGACGGAGTTCACGCTCGGGGATGATAAACACTACGGCGGCTTCACAAACAAACAG CTCCAATCAGGGCAGGAGTATGTCTTCTTCGTGCTTGCTGTCATGGAACACGCCGAA TCCAAAATGTATGCAACAAGCCCTTACTCCGATCCGGTTGTTTCTATGGATCTGGAC CCGCAGCCGATAACAGATGAAGAAGAAGGGCTCATTTGGGTGGTTGGCCCTGTGCT GGCCGTGGTGTTTATTATCTGTATCGTTATTGCGATTCTTCTCTATAAGCGGAAGCG AGCGGAGAGTGACTCTCGAAAATCATCCGGGGGT; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 48) GGTGGTGGGGGCTCC; (c-myc NLS; SEQ ID NO: 59) CCCGCCGCCAAGAGAGTGAAGCTGGAC; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 150) GGATCC; (GAL 4 DNA-binding domain; SEQ ID NO: 61) ATGAAACTCCTTAGCAGCATCGAACAGGCTTGCGACATCTGCAGGTTGAAAAAACT CAAGTGCTCAAAAGAAAAGCCTAAGTGCGCAAAGTGCCTTAAAAACAATTGGGAAT GTCGCTATAGCCCCAAGACAAAGCGGAGCCCTCTCACGAGAGCACACCTGACTGAG GTAGAATCTCGCTTGGAGAGGCTGGAACAGCTTTTCCTGCTTATCTTTCCACGCGAG GATCTCGATATGATCCTCAAAATGGACTCCCTCCAGGACATCAAAGCTCTGCTGACT GGACTGTTTGTACAGGATAATGTGAACAAGGACGCTGTGACAGACAGATTGGCAAG CGTGGAAACGGATATGCCCCTGACCCTTAGACAGCACCGGATCAGTGCCACCTCTT CTAGCGAGGAAAGTTCAAATAAAGGACAGCGCCAGCTGACGGTGAGT; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 29) GGCGGTGGAAGCGGAGGAGGTTCC; and (VP64 Transcriptional Activation Domain; SEQ ID NO: 62) GACGCTCTTGATGATTTCGATCTCGACATGCTGGGATCAGACGCTCTCGACGACTTC GATTTGGACATGCTTGGATCCGACGCTCTCGATGATTTCGACCTCGACATGCTCGGA TCCGATGCTCTGGATGACTTTGATCTTGATATGCTG. pCDL1933 Protein Sequence (SEQ ID NO: 66) Comprises the Following Sequences from the N- to C-Terminus:

(CSF2RA Signal Sequence; SEQ ID NO: 41) MLLLVTSLLLCELPHPAFLLIP; (Myc tag; SEQ ID NO: 43) EQKLISEEDL;  (anti-CD19 scFv; SEQ ID NO: 45) DIQMTQTTSSLSASLGDRVTISCRASQDISKYLNWYQQKPDGTVKLLIYHTSRLHSGVPS RFSGSGSGTDYSLTISNLEQEDIATYFCQQGNTLPYTFGGGTKLEITGGGGSGGGGSGGG GSEVKLQESGPGLVAPSQSLSVTCTVSGVSLPDYGVSWIRQPPRKGLEWLGVIWGSETT YYNSALKSRLTIIKDNSKSQVFLKMNSLQTDDTAIYYCAKHYYYGGSYAMDYWGQGT SVTVSS;  (linker; SEQ ID NO: 2) GGGGS; (Fibronectin Type III domain; SEQ ID NO: 63) AKNFRVAAAMKTSVLLSWEVPDSYKSAVPFKILYNGQSVEVDGHSMRKLIADLQPNTE YSFVLMNRGSSAGGLQHLVSIRTAPD; (additional portion of PTPR LAR; SEQ ID NO: 151) LLPHKPLPASAYIEDGRFDLSMPHVQDPSLVRWFYIVVVPIDRVGGSMLTPRWSTPEELE LDELLEAIEQGGEEQRRRRRQAERLKPYVAAQLDVLPETFTLGDKKNYRGFYNRPLSPD LSYQCFVLASLKEPMDQKRYASSPYSDEIVVQVTPAQQQEEPEMLWVTGPVLAVILIILI VIAILLFKRKRTHSPSSKDEQSIGGG; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 2) GGGGS; (c-myc NLS; SEQ ID NO: 58) PAAKRVKLD;  (linker) GS;  (GAL 4 DNA-binding domain; SEQ ID NO: 60) MKLLSSIEQACDICRLKKLKCSKEKPKCAKCLKNNWECRYSPKTKRSPLTRAHLTEVES RLERLEQLFLLIFPREDLDMILKMDSLQDIKALLTGLFVQDNVNKDAVTDRLASVETDM PLTLRQHRISATSSSEESSNKGQRQLTVS;  (linker; SEQ ID NO: 5) GGGSGGGS; and (VP64 Transcriptional Activation Domain; SEQ ID NO: 22) DALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDML. pCDL1933 cDNA Sequence (SEQ ID NO: 67) Comprises the Following Sequences from the 5′ to 3′ End:

(CSF2RA Signal Sequence; SEQ ID NO: 42) ATGCTTCTCCTGGTGACAAGCCTTCTGCTCTGTGAGTTACCACACCCAGCATTCCTCT TGATCCCT; (Myc tag; SEQ ID NO: 44) GAACAAAAGCTGATCAGCGAGGAGGATCTC; (anti-CD19 scFv; SEQ ID NO: 46) GACATCCAGATGACCCAGACCACCAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCCTGGGCGATAGAGT GACCATCAGCTGCAGAGCCAGCCAGGACATCAGCAAGTACCTGAACTGGTATCAGC AGAAACCCGACGGCACCGTGAAGCTGCTGATCTACCACACCAGCAGACTGCACAGC GGCGTGCCCAGCAGATTTTCTGGCAGCGGCTCCGGCACCGACTACAGCCTGACCAT CTCCAACCTGGAACAGGAAGATATCGCTACCTACTTCTGTCAGCAAGGCAACACCC TGCCCTACACCTTCGGCGGAGGCACCAAGCTGGAAATCACAGGCGGCGGAGGATCT GGCGGAGGCGGAAGTGGCGGAGGGGGATCTGAAGTGAAACTGCAGGAAAGCGGCC CTGGCCTGGTGGCCCCATCTCAGTCTCTGAGCGTGACCTGTACCGTGTCCGGCGTGT CCCTGCCTGACTATGGCGTGTCCTGGATCAGACAGCCCCCCAGAAAGGGCCTGGAA TGGCTGGGAGTGATCTGGGGCAGCGAGACAACCTACTACAACAGCGCCCTGAAGTC CCGGCTGACCATCATCAAGGACAACTCCAAGAGCCAGGTGTTCCTGAAGATGAACA GCCTGCAGACCGACGACACCGCCATCTACTACTGCGCCAAGCACTACTACTACGGC GGCAGCTACGCCATGGACTACTGGGGCCAGGGCACAAGCGTGACCGTGTCTAGC; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 49) GGAGGTGGTGGGAGT; (Fibronectin Type III domain; SEQ ID NO: 64) GCCAAAAACTTCAGAGTAGCGGCGGCGATGAAAACTTCTGTCCTTCTGAGCTGGGA AGTTCCGGATTCCTATAAATCCGCTGTCCCCTTCAAGATATTGTACAATGGTCAAAG TGTCGAGGTTGATGGACACTCCATGAGGAAACTCATTGCCGACCTCCAACCGAACA CAGAATACAGTTTTGTTTTGATGAATCGCGGTTCCTCAGCCGGGGGCCTGCAGCACC TCGTGAGTATTAGGACCGCTCCCGAT; (additional portion of PTPR LAR; SEQ ID NO: 152) CTTCTTCCACATAAGCCTCTCCCCGCATCTGCGTACATAGAAGACGGGCGGTTCGAC CTGTCAATGCCCCACGTACAGGACCCTAGTCTTGTAAGATGGTTTTATATCGTGGTC GTTCCTATAGACCGGGTTGGAGGCTCTATGCTCACCCCGCGATGGAGTACCCCGGA AGAACTTGAGCTGGATGAGTTGTTGGAAGCAATCGAACAGGGGGGCGAGGAACAG AGGCGGCGCCGCCGCCAAGCAGAGCGACTGAAACCGTATGTTGCCGCTCAGTTGGA TGTGTTGCCCGAAACGTTTACTTTGGGTGACAAAAAAAATTATCGGGGGTTCTACAA TAGACCTTTGAGTCCTGATCTTAGTTATCAGTGTTTTGTGTTGGCATCTTTGAAGGAA CCGATGGACCAGAAACGATACGCTTCCTCCCCCTATAGTGACGAGATTGTCGTTCAA GTAACACCCGCACAACAGCAGGAGGAGCCGGAAATGCTTTGGGTTACAGGGCCGGT ACTTGCGGTGATCTTGATAATACTCATTGTCATAGCCATTCTGCTTTTCAAGCGCAA ACGGACCCACTCACCCTCTTCCAAGGACGAGCAGAGCATAGGGGGAGGG; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 48) GGTGGTGGGGGCTCC; (c-myc NLS; SEQ ID NO: 59) CCCGCCGCCAAGAGAGTGAAGCTGGAC; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 150) GGATCC; (GAL 4 DNA-binding domain; SEQ ID NO: 61) ATGAAACTCCTTAGCAGCATCGAACAGGCTTGCGACATCTGCAGGTTGAAAAAACT CAAGTGCTCAAAAGAAAAGCCTAAGTGCGCAAAGTGCCTTAAAAACAATTGGGAAT GTCGCTATAGCCCCAAGACAAAGCGGAGCCCTCTCACGAGAGCACACCTGACTGAG GTAGAATCTCGCTTGGAGAGGCTGGAACAGCTTTTCCTGCTTATCTTTCCACGCGAG GATCTCGATATGATCCTCAAAATGGACTCCCTCCAGGACATCAAAGCTCTGCTGACT GGACTGTTTGTACAGGATAATGTGAACAAGGACGCTGTGACAGACAGATTGGCAAG CGTGGAAACGGATATGCCCCTGACCCTTAGACAGCACCGGATCAGTGCCACCTCTT CTAGCGAGGAAAGTTCAAATAAAGGACAGCGCCAGCTGACGGTGAGT; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 29) GGCGGTGGAAGCGGAGGAGGTTCC; and (VP64 Transcriptional Activation Domain; SEQ ID NO: 62) GACGCTCTTGATGATTTCGATCTCGACATGCTGGGATCAGACGCTCTCGACGACTTC GATTTGGACATGCTTGGATCCGACGCTCTCGATGATTTCGACCTCGACATGCTCGGA TCCGATGCTCTGGATGACTTTGATCTTGATATGCTG. pCDL1934 Protein Sequence (SEQ ID NO: 76) Comprises the Following Sequences from the N- to C-Terminus:

(CSF2RA Signal Sequence; SEQ ID NO: 41) MLLLVTSLLLCELPHPAFLLIP; (Myc tag; SEQ ID NO: 43) EQKLISEEDL;  (anti-CD19 scFv; SEQ ID NO: 45) DIQMTQTTSSLSASLGDRVTISCRASQDISKYLNWYQQKPDGTVKLLIYHTSRLHSGVPS RFSGSGSGTDYSLTISNLEQEDIATYFCQQGNTLPYTFGGGTKLEITGGGGSGGGGSGGG GSEVKLQESGPGLVAPSQSLSVTCTVSGVSLPDYGVSWIRQPPRKGLEWLGVIWGSETT YYNSALKSRLTIIKDNSKSQVFLKMNSLQTDDTAIYYCAKHYYYGGSYAMDYWGQGT SVTVSS;  (linker; SEQ ID NO: 2) GGGGS; (Fibronectin Type III domain; SEQ ID NO: 70) IFLQWREPTQTYGVITLYEITYKAVSSFDPEIDLSNQSGRVSKLGNETHFLFFGLYPGTTY SFTIRASTAKGFGPPATNQFTTKISAPS; (additional portion of PTPR mu) M;  (FibronectinType III Domain; SEQ ID NO: 72) PAYELETPLNQTDNTVTVMLKPAHSRGAPVSVYQIVVEEERPRRTKKTTEILKCYPVPIH FQNASLLNSQYYFAAEFPADSLQ; (additional portion of PTPR mu; SEQ ID NO: 153) AAQPFTIGDNKTYNGYWNTPLLPYKSYRIYFQAASRANGETKIDCVQVATKGAATPKP VPEPEKQTDHTVKIAGVIAGILLFVIIFLGVVLVMKKRKLAKKRKETMSSTGG; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 2) GGGGS; (c-myc NLS; SEQ ID NO: 58) PAAKRVKLD; (linker) GS;  (GAL4 DNA-binding domain; SEQ ID NO: 60) MKLLSSIEQACDICRLKKLKCSKEKPKCAKCLKNNWECRYSPKTKRSPLTRAHLTEVES RLERLEQLFLLIFPREDLDMILKMDSLQDIKALLTGLFVQDNVNKDAVTDRLASVETDM PLTLRQHRISATSSSEESSNKGQRQLTVS;  (linker; SEQ ID NO: 5) GGGSGGGS; (VP64 Transcriptional Activation Domain; SEQ ID NO: 22) DALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDML. pCDL1934 cDNA Sequence (SEQ ID NO: 77) Comprises the Following Sequences from the 5′ to 3′ End:

(CSF2RA Signal Sequence; SEQ ID NO: 42) ATGCTTCTCCTGGTGACAAGCCTTCTGCTCTGTGAGTTACCACACCCAGCATTCCTCT TGATCCCT; (Myc tag; SEQ ID NO: 44) GAACAAAAGCTGATCAGCGAGGAGGATCTC; (anti-CD19 scFv; SEQ ID NO: 46) GACATCCAGATGACCCAGACCACCAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCCTGGGCGATAGAGT GACCATCAGCTGCAGAGCCAGCCAGGACATCAGCAAGTACCTGAACTGGTATCAGC AGAAACCCGACGGCACCGTGAAGCTGCTGATCTACCACACCAGCAGACTGCACAGC GGCGTGCCCAGCAGATTTTCTGGCAGCGGCTCCGGCACCGACTACAGCCTGACCAT CTCCAACCTGGAACAGGAAGATATCGCTACCTACTTCTGTCAGCAAGGCAACACCC TGCCCTACACCTTCGGCGGAGGCACCAAGCTGGAAATCACAGGCGGCGGAGGATCT GGCGGAGGCGGAAGTGGCGGAGGGGGATCTGAAGTGAAACTGCAGGAAAGCGGCC CTGGCCTGGTGGCCCCATCTCAGTCTCTGAGCGTGACCTGTACCGTGTCCGGCGTGT CCCTGCCTGACTATGGCGTGTCCTGGATCAGACAGCCCCCCAGAAAGGGCCTGGAA TGGCTGGGAGTGATCTGGGGCAGCGAGACAACCTACTACAACAGCGCCCTGAAGTC CCGGCTGACCATCATCAAGGACAACTCCAAGAGCCAGGTGTTCCTGAAGATGAACA GCCTGCAGACCGACGACACCGCCATCTACTACTGCGCCAAGCACTACTACTACGGC GGCAGCTACGCCATGGACTACTGGGGCCAGGGCACAAGCGTGACCGTGTCTAGC; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 50) GGCGGAGGCGGGAGC; (Fibronectin Type III domain; SEQ ID NO: 71) ATATTTCTGCAATGGCGAGAGCCTACACAAACATACGGAGTCATAACGTTGTACGA AATTACGTACAAGGCCGTGTCATCATTCGATCCCGAAATTGATCTTTCTAACCAGTC AGGGCGCGTAAGTAAACTCGGCAACGAGACCCACTTTTTGTTCTTCGGCCTGTATCC GGGCACTACGTACAGTTTCACCATCCGCGCATCTACGGCCAAGGGTTTTGGCCCACC CGCTACGAACCAGTTTACTACGAAGATTTCTGCTCCTTCA; (additional portion of PTPR mu) ATG;  (Fibronectin Type III domain; SEQ ID NO: 73) CCAGCTTATGAACTCGAAACTCCACTGAACCAAACTGACAACACAGTTACTGTGAT GCTGAAGCCCGCGCATAGCCGAGGTGCCCCAGTTTCTGTGTATCAAATTGTGGTAG AAGAAGAACGGCCACGCCGCACAAAGAAGACGACGGAAATACTGAAATGTTATCC AGTCCCTATTCACTTCCAGAACGCTAGTTTGCTTAACTCACAGTATTATTTCGCGGC AGAATTCCCCGCCGATTCTCTGCAG; (additional portion of PTPR mu; SEQ ID NO: 154) GCGGCACAGCCCTTTACAATAGGGGACAACAAGACTTACAATGGCTATTGGAACAC CCCCTTGCTTCCTTACAAGAGCTACAGGATCTACTTTCAAGCGGCCTCCCGCGCAAA CGGTGAAACGAAAATTGACTGTGTGCAGGTAGCCACAAAGGGTGCAGCGACTCCGA AGCCCGTACCGGAGCCAGAGAAGCAAACTGATCACACAGTCAAGATTGCCGGCGTC ATAGCAGGTATTCTGTTGTTCGTGATAATCTTTCTCGGCGTCGTCCTCGTTATGAAG AAGAGGAAACTCGCAAAGAAGCGGAAGGAAACAATGTCATCCACTGGTGGA; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 48) GGTGGTGGGGGCTCC; (c-myc NLS; SEQ ID NO: 59) CCCGCCGCCAAGAGAGTGAAGCTGGAC; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 150) GGATCC; (GAL4 DNA-binding domain; SEQ ID NO: 61) ATGAAACTCCTTAGCAGCATCGAACAGGCTTGCGACATCTGCAGGTTGAAAAAACT CAAGTGCTCAAAAGAAAAGCCTAAGTGCGCAAAGTGCCTTAAAAACAATTGGGAAT GTCGCTATAGCCCCAAGACAAAGCGGAGCCCTCTCACGAGAGCACACCTGACTGAG GTAGAATCTCGCTTGGAGAGGCTGGAACAGCTTTTCCTGCTTATCTTTCCACGCGAG GATCTCGATATGATCCTCAAAATGGACTCCCTCCAGGACATCAAAGCTCTGCTGACT GGACTGTTTGTACAGGATAATGTGAACAAGGACGCTGTGACAGACAGATTGGCAAG CGTGGAAACGGATATGCCCCTGACCCTTAGACAGCACCGGATCAGTGCCACCTCTT CTAGCGAGGAAAGTTCAAATAAAGGACAGCGCCAGCTGACGGTGAGT; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 29) GGCGGTGGAAGCGGAGGAGGTTCC; and (VP64 Transcriptional Activation Domain; SEQ ID NO: 62) GACGCTCTTGATGATTTCGATCTCGACATGCTGGGATCAGACGCTCTCGACGACTTC GATTTGGACATGCTTGGATCCGACGCTCTCGATGATTTCGACCTCGACATGCTCGGA TCCGATGCTCTGGATGACTTTGATCTTGATATGCTG. pCDL1935 Protein Sequence (SEQ ID NO: 78) Comprises the Following Sequences from the N- to C-Terminus:

(CSF2RA Signal Sequence; SEQ ID NO: 41) MLLLVTSLLLCELPHPAFLLIP; (Myc tag; SEQ ID NO: 43) EQKLISEEDL;  (anti-CD19 scFv; SEQ ID NO: 45) DIQMTQTTSSLSASLGDRVTISCRASQDISKYLNWYQQKPDGTVKLLIYHTSRLHSGVPS RFSGSGSGTDYSLTISNLEQEDIATYFCQQGNTLPYTFGGGTKLEITGGGGSGGGGSGGG GSEVKLQESGPGLVAPSQSLSVTCTVSGVSLPDYGVSWIRQPPRKGLEWLGVIWGSETT YYNSALKSRLTIIKDNSKSQVFLKMNSLQTDDTAIYYCAKHYYYGGSYAMDYWGQGT SVTVSS; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 2) GGGGS;  (additional portion of PTPR psi) ED;  (Fibronectin Type III domain; SEQ ID NO: 80) VPSGIAAESLTFTPLEDMIFLKWEEPQEPNGLITQYEISYQSIESSDPAVNVPGPRRTISKL RNETYHVFSNLHPGTTYLFSVRARTGKGFGQAALTEITTNISAPS; (Fibronectin Type III domain; SEQ ID NO: 82) FDYADMPSPLGESENTITVLLRPAQGRGAPISVYQVIVEEERARRLRREPGGQDCFPVPL TFEAALARGLVHYFGAELAASSL; (additional portion of PTPR psi; SEQ ID NO: 155) PEAMPFTVGDNQTYRGFWNPPLEPRKAYLIYFQAASHLKGETRLNCIRIARKAACKESK RPLEVSQRSEEMGLILGICAGGLAVLILLLGAIIVIIRKGRDHYAYSYYPKPVNMTGG; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 2) GGGGS;  (c-myc NLS; SEQ ID NO: 58) PAAKRVKLD; (linker) GS;  (GAL4 DNA-binding domain; SEQ ID NO: 60) MKLLSSIEQACDICRLKKLKCSKEKPKCAKCLKNNWECRYSPKTKRSPLTRAHLTEVES RLERLEQLFLLIFPREDLDMILKMDSLQDIKALLTGLFVQDNVNKDAVTDRLASVETDM PLTLRQHRISATSSSEESSNKGQRQLTVS; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 5) GGGSGGGS; and (VP64 Transcriptional Activation Domain; SEQ ID NO: 22) DALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDML. pCDL1935 cDNA Sequence (SEQ ID NO: 79) Comprises the Following Sequences from the 5′ to 3′ End:

(CSF2RA Signal Sequence; SEQ ID NO: 42) ATGCTTCTCCTGGTGACAAGCCTTCTGCTCTGTGAGTTACCACACCCAGCATTCCTCT TGATCCCT; (Myc tag; SEQ ID NO: 44) GAACAAAAGCTGATCAGCGAGGAGGATCTC; (anti-CD19 scFv; SEQ ID NO: 46) GACATCCAGATGACCCAGACCACCAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCCTGGGCGATAGAGT GACCATCAGCTGCAGAGCCAGCCAGGACATCAGCAAGTACCTGAACTGGTATCAGC AGAAACCCGACGGCACCGTGAAGCTGCTGATCTACCACACCAGCAGACTGCACAGC GGCGTGCCCAGCAGATTTTCTGGCAGCGGCTCCGGCACCGACTACAGCCTGACCAT CTCCAACCTGGAACAGGAAGATATCGCTACCTACTTCTGTCAGCAAGGCAACACCC TGCCCTACACCTTCGGCGGAGGCACCAAGCTGGAAATCACAGGCGGCGGAGGATCT GGCGGAGGCGGAAGTGGCGGAGGGGGATCTGAAGTGAAACTGCAGGAAAGCGGCC CTGGCCTGGTGGCCCCATCTCAGTCTCTGAGCGTGACCTGTACCGTGTCCGGCGTGT CCCTGCCTGACTATGGCGTGTCCTGGATCAGACAGCCCCCCAGAAAGGGCCTGGAA TGGCTGGGAGTGATCTGGGGCAGCGAGACAACCTACTACAACAGCGCCCTGAAGTC CCGGCTGACCATCATCAAGGACAACTCCAAGAGCCAGGTGTTCCTGAAGATGAACA GCCTGCAGACCGACGACACCGCCATCTACTACTGCGCCAAGCACTACTACTACGGC GGCAGCTACGCCATGGACTACTGGGGCCAGGGCACAAGCGTGACCGTGTCTAGC; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 51) GGCGGTGGAGGTTCC; (additional portion of PTPR psi) GAAGAT; (Fibronectin Type III Domain; SEQ ID NO: 81) GTCCCATCCGGTATAGCGGCTGAAAGCTTGACATTTACCCCATTGGAAGATATGATT TTCCTGAAATGGGAAGAACCACAAGAGCCCAATGGTCTCATTACTCAATATGAGAT CAGTTACCAGAGCATTGAGTCAAGTGATCCCGCTGTCAATGTACCGGGACCTCGCA GGACTATCTCTAAGCTGCGGAACGAAACGTACCATGTATTCAGCAACCTGCACCCC GGCACCACGTACTTGTTTTCCGTACGCGCGAGAACTGGCAAGGGATTCGGGCAGGC TGCCCTTACAGAAATAACTACGAACATTTCTGCTCCTTCA; (Fibronectin Type III Domain; SEQ ID NO: 83) TTCGACTACGCAGACATGCCTTCACCGCTCGGTGAATCTGAGAACACCATTACGGTC CTGCTTAGGCCTGCACAGGGAAGGGGTGCTCCCATTTCCGTCTACCAGGTAATCGTT GAAGAGGAACGCGCCCGGCGGCTCAGACGGGAACCCGGTGGGCAAGACTGTTTCC CGGTCCCTCTGACCTTTGAGGCGGCCTTGGCCAGAGGTCTGGTGCATTACTTCGGAG CCGAGTTGGCCGCAAGCTCACTG; (additional portion of PTPR psi; SEQ ID NO: 156) CCTGAGGCGATGCCCTTCACCGTGGGGGACAATCAGACCTACAGGGGATTTTGGAA TCCACCTCTTGAACCTCGCAAAGCGTACCTGATCTATTTCCAGGCTGCGTCACACCT GAAAGGGGAAACCAGGTTGAATTGCATCCGCATAGCTAGGAAAGCCGCCTGTAAA GAGTCCAAAAGGCCACTTGAAGTCTCTCAGCGCAGTGAAGAAATGGGTCTGATCCT TGGAATTTGCGCGGGAGGGCTGGCTGTACTTATCCTTCTCCTCGGAGCTATAATCGT TATAATCAGGAAAGGCAGAGACCACTACGCCTACTCTTACTATCCTAAACCGGTGA ACATGACGGGGGGA;  (linker; SEQ ID NO: 48) GGTGGTGGGGGCTCC; (c-myc NLS; SEQ ID NO: 59) CCCGCCGCCAAGAGAGTGAAGCTGGAC; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 150) GGATCC; (GAL4 DNA-binding domain; SEQ ID NO: 61) ATGAAACTCCTTAGCAGCATCGAACAGGCTTGCGACATCTGCAGGTTGAAAAAACT CAAGTGCTCAAAAGAAAAGCCTAAGTGCGCAAAGTGCCTTAAAAACAATTGGGAAT GTCGCTATAGCCCCAAGACAAAGCGGAGCCCTCTCACGAGAGCACACCTGACTGAG GTAGAATCTCGCTTGGAGAGGCTGGAACAGCTTTTCCTGCTTATCTTTCCACGCGAG GATCTCGATATGATCCTCAAAATGGACTCCCTCCAGGACATCAAAGCTCTGCTGACT GGACTGTTTGTACAGGATAATGTGAACAAGGACGCTGTGACAGACAGATTGGCAAG CGTGGAAACGGATATGCCCCTGACCCTTAGACAGCACCGGATCAGTGCCACCTCTT CTAGCGAGGAAAGTTCAAATAAAGGACAGCGCCAGCTGACGGTGAGT; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 29) GGCGGTGGAAGCGGAGGAGGTTCC; and (VP64 Transcriptional Activation Domain; SEQ ID NO: 62) GACGCTCTTGATGATTTCGATCTCGACATGCTGGGATCAGACGCTCTCGACGACTTC GATTTGGACATGCTTGGATCCGACGCTCTCGATGATTTCGACCTCGACATGCTCGGA TCCGATGCTCTGGATGACTTTGATCTTGATATGCTG. pCDL1936 Protein Sequence (SEQ ID NO: 86) Comprises the Following Sequences from the N- to C-Terminus:

(CSF2RA Signal Sequence; SEQ ID NO: 41) MLLLVTSLLLCELPHPAFLLIP; (Myc tag; SEQ ID NO: 43) EQKLISEEDL; (anti-CD19 scFv; SEQ ID NO: 45) DIQMTQTTSSLSASLGDRVTISCRASQDISKYLNWYQQKPDGTVKLLIYHTSRLHSGVPS RFSGSGSGTDYSLTISNLEQEDIATYFCQQGNTLPYTFGGGTKLEITGGGGSGGGGSGGG GSEVKLQESGPGLVAPSQSLSVTCTVSGVSLPDYGVSWIRQPPRKGLEWLGVIWGSETT YYNSALKSRLTIIKDNSKSQVFLKMNSLQTDDTAIYYCAKHYYYGGSYAMDYWGQGT SVTVSS;  (linker; SEQ ID NO: 2) GGGGS; (Partial Fibronectin Type III Domain; SEQ ID NO: 88) KIYIQWKPPNETNGVITLYEINYKAVGSLDPSADLSSQRGKVFKLRNETHEILFVGLYPGT TYSFTIKASTAKGFGPPVTTRIATKISAPS; (Fibronectin Type III domain; SEQ ID NO: 90) MPEYDTDTPLNETDTTITVMLKPAQSRGAPVSVYQLVVKEERLQKSRRAADIIECFSVP VSYRNASSLDSLHYFAAELKPANLPVTQPFTVGDNKTYNGYWNPPLSPLKSYSIYFQAL SKANGETKINCVRLATKG; (additional portion of PTPR rho; SEQ ID NO: 157) ASTQNSNTVEPEKQVDNTVKMAGVIAGLLMFIIILLGVMLTIKRRRNAYSYSYYLKLAK KQKETGG;  (linker; SEQ ID NO: 2) GGGGS; (c-myc NLS; SEQ ID NO: 58) PAAKRVKLD; (linker) GS;  (GAL4 DNA-binding domain; SEQ ID NO: 60) MKLLSSIEQACDICRLKKLKCSKEKPKCAKCLKNNWECRYSPKTKRSPLTRAHLTEVES RLERLEQLFLLIFPREDLDMILKMDSLQDIKALLTGLFVQDNVNKDAVTDRLASVETDM PLTLRQHRISATSSSEESSNKGQRQLTVS; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 5) GGGSGGGS; and (VP64 Transcriptional Activation Domain; SEQ ID NO: 22) DALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDML. pCDL1936 cDNA Sequence (SEQ ID NO: 87) Comprises the Following Sequences from the 5′ to 3′ End:

(CSF2RA Signal Sequence; SEQ ID NO: 42) ATGCTTCTCCTGGTGACAAGCCTTCTGCTCTGTGAGTTACCAC ACCCAGCATTCCTCTTGATCCCT; (Myc tag; SEQ ID NO: 44) GAACAAAAGCTGATCAGCGAGGAGGATCTC; (anti-CD19 scFv; SEQ ID NO: 46) GACATCCAGATGACCCAGACCACCAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCC TGGGCGATAGAGTGACCATCAGCTGCAGAGCCAGCCAGGACAT CAGCAAGTACCTGAACTGGTATCAGCAGAAACCCGACGGCACC GTGAAGCTGCTGATCTACCACACCAGCAGACTGCACAGCGGCG TGCCCAGCAGATTTTCTGGCAGCGGCTCCGGCACCGACTACAG CCTGACCATCTCCAACCTGGAACAGGAAGATATCGCTACCTAC TTCTGTCAGCAAGGCAACACCCTGCCCTACACCTTCGGCGGAG GCACCAAGCTGGAAATCACAGGCGGCGGAGGATCTGGCGGAGG CGGAAGTGGCGGAGGGGGATCTGAAGTGAAACTGCAGGAAAGC GGCCCTGGCCTGGTGGCCCCATCTCAGTCTCTGAGCGTGACCT GTACCGTGTCCGGCGTGTCCCTGCCTGACTATGGCGTGTCCTG GATCAGACAGCCCCCCAGAAAGGGCCTGGAATGGCTGGGAGTG ATCTGGGGCAGCGAGACAACCTACTACAACAGCGCCCTGAAGT CCCGGCTGACCATCATCAAGGACAACTCCAAGAGCCAGGTGTT CCTGAAGATGAACAGCCTGCAGACCGACGACACCGCCATCTAC TACTGCGCCAAGCACTACTACTACGGCGGCAGCTACGCCATGG ACTACTGGGGCCAGGGCACAAGCGTGACCGTGTCTAGC; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 52) GGGGGAGGTGGGAGT; (Partial Fibronectin Type III Domain; SEQ ID NO: 89) AAAATCTATATTCAATGGAAGCCGCCAAATGAAACCAATGGAG TTATAACGCTCTATGAAATCAACTACAAGGCGGTTGGCTCCCT TGATCCCTCTGCCGACCTTTCCTCACAGCGGGGTAAAGTGTTC AAGCTGAGGAACGAAACGCACCACCTTTTCGTGGGGTTGTATC CAGGAACGACCTACAGTTTTACTATTAAGGCTTCCACAGCCAA AGGCTTTGGGCCCCCTGTAACCACTAGGATTGCTACTAAAATC TCCGCGCCATCT; (Fibronectin Type III Domain; SEQ ID NO: 91) ATGCCCGAATATGATACGGACACCCCATTGAACGAAACAGATA CAACAATAACTGTCATGCTGAAGCCTGCGCAATCACGCGGAGC CCCTGTCAGCGTATATCAACTTGTAGTCAAAGAAGAAAGACTG CAAAAATCCCGACGCGCTGCCGACATTATTGAGTGCTTCTCAG TACCCGTGAGCTACAGAAACGCTAGTAGCTTGGATTCTTTGCA TTATTTCGCGGCCGAACTTAAGCCCGCGAATCTTCCGGTGACT CAACCGTTTACAGTGGGTGACAATAAAACTTACAATGGCTATT GGAACCCGCCGTTGTCACCGCTGAAGAGCTACTCAATATATTT CCAGGCCCTGAGTAAAGCTAACGGTGAGACAAAAATCAACTGT GTGAGACTTGCAACTAAAGGA; (additional portion of PTPR rho; SEQ ID NO: 158) GCCAGCACACAGAATTCTAATACTGTGGAGCCCGAGAAGCAAG TTGACAACACTGTGAAAATGGCTGGGGTAATTGCAGGACTGCT TATGTTCATCATAATCCTGCTTGGGGTTATGCTTACTATCAAG CGACGGCGCAACGCCTACAGCTATAGCTACTATTTGAAATTGG CAAAAAAGCAGAAGGAAACTGGAGGG; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 48) GGTGGTGGGGGCTCC; (c-myc NLS; SEQ ID NO: 59) CCCGCCGCCAAGAGAGTGAAGCTGGAC; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 150) GGATCC; (GAL4 DNA-binding domain; SEQ ID NO: 61) ATGAAACTCCTTAGCAGCATCGAACAGGCTTGCGACATCTGCA GGTTGAAAAAACTCAAGTGCTCAAAAGAAAAGCCTAAGTGCGC AAAGTGCCTTAAAAACAATTGGGAATGTCGCTATAGCCCCAAG ACAAAGCGGAGCCCTCTCACGAGAGCACACCTGACTGAGGTAG AATCTCGCTTGGAGAGGCTGGAACAGCTTTTCCTGCTTATCTT TCCACGCGAGGATCTCGATATGATCCTCAAAATGGACTCCCTC CAGGACATCAAAGCTCTGCTGACTGGACTGTTTGTACAGGATA ATGTGAACAAGGACGCTGTGACAGACAGATTGGCAAGCGTGGA AACGGATATGCCCCTGACCCTTAGACAGCACCGGATCAGTGCC ACCTCTTCTAGCGAGGAAAGTTCAAATAAAGGACAGCGCCAGC TGACGGTGAGT; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 29) GGCGGTGGAAGCGGAGGAGGTTCC; and (VP64 Transcriptional Activation Domain; SEQ ID NO: 62) GACGCTCTTGATGATTTCGATCTCGACATGCTGGGATCAGACG CTCTCGACGACTTCGATTTGGACATGCTTGGATCCGACGCTCT CGATGATTTCGACCTCGACATGCTCGGATCCGATGCTCTGGAT GACTTTGATCTTGATATGCTG. pCDL1937 Protein Sequence (SEQ ID NO: 96) Comprises the Following Sequences from the N- to C-Terminus:

(CSF2RA Signal Sequence; SEQ ID NO: 41) MLLLVTSLLLCELPHPAFLLIP; (Myc tag; SEQ ID NO: 43) EQKLISEEDL; (anti-CD19 scFv; SEQ ID NO: 45) DIQMTQTTSSLSASLGDRVTISCRASQDISKYLNWYQQKPDGT VKLLIYHTSRLHSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDYSLTISNLEQEDIATY FCQQGNTLPYTFGGGTKLEITGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSEVKLQES GPGLVAPSQSLSVTCTVSGVSLPDYGVSWIRQPPRKGLEWLGV IWGSETTYYNSALKSRLTIIKDNSKSQVFLKMNSLQTDDTAIY YCAKHYYYGGSYAMDYWGQGTSVTVSS; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 2) GGGGS; (Fibronectin Type III Domain; SEQ ID NO: 98) SPKNFKVKMIMKTSVLLSWEFPDNYNSPTPYKIQYNGLTLDVD GRTTKKLITHLKPHTFYNFVLTNRGSSLGGLQQTVTAWTAFN; (additional portion of PTPR sigma; SEQ ID NO: 159) LLNGKPSVAPKPDADGFIMVYLPDGQSPVPVQSYFIVMVPLRK SRGGQFLTPLGSPEDMDLEELIQDISRLQRRSLRHSRQLEVPR PYIAARFSVLPPTFHPGDQKQYGGFDNRGLEPGHRYVLFVLAV LQKSEPTFAASPFSDPFQLDNPDPQPIVDGEEGLIWVIGPVLA VVFIICIVIAILLYKNKPDSKRKDSEPRTKGG; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 2) GGGGS; (c-myc NLS; SEQ ID NO: 58) PAAKRVKLD; GS (linker); (GAL4 DNA-binding domain; SEQ ID NO: 60) MKLLSSIEQACDICRLKKLKCSKEKPKCAKCLKNNWECRYSPK TKRSPLTRAHLTEVESRLERLEQLFLLIFPREDLDMILKMDSL QDIKALLTGLFVQDNVNKDAVTDRLASVETDMPLTLRQHRISA TSSSEESSNKGQRQLTVS; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 5) GGGSGGGS; and (VP64 Transcriptional Activation Domain; SEQ ID NO: 22) DALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDMLGSDALD DFDLDML. pCDL1937 cDNA Sequence (SEQ ID NO: 97) Comprises the Following Sequences from the 5′ to 3′ End:

(CSF2RA Signal Sequence; SEQ ID NO: 42) ATGCTTCTCCTGGTGACAAGCCTTCTGCTCTGTGAGTTACCAC ACCCAGCATTCCTCTTGATCCCT; (Myc tag; SEQ ID NO: 44) GAACAAAAGCTGATCAGCGAGGAGGATCTC; (anti-CD19 scFv; SEQ ID NO: 46) GACATCCAGATGACCCAGACCACCAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCC TGGGCGATAGAGTGACCATCAGCTGCAGAGCCAGCCAGGACAT CAGCAAGTACCTGAACTGGTATCAGCAGAAACCCGACGGCACC GTGAAGCTGCTGATCTACCACACCAGCAGACTGCACAGCGGCG TGCCCAGCAGATTTTCTGGCAGCGGCTCCGGCACCGACTACAG CCTGACCATCTCCAACCTGGAACAGGAAGATATCGCTACCTAC TTCTGTCAGCAAGGCAACACCCTGCCCTACACCTTCGGCGGAG GCACCAAGCTGGAAATCACAGGCGGCGGAGGATCTGGCGGAGG CGGAAGTGGCGGAGGGGGATCTGAAGTGAAACTGCAGGAAAGC GGCCCTGGCCTGGTGGCCCCATCTCAGTCTCTGAGCGTGACCT GTACCGTGTCCGGCGTGTCCCTGCCTGACTATGGCGTGTCCTG GATCAGACAGCCCCCCAGAAAGGGCCTGGAATGGCTGGGAGTG ATCTGGGGCAGCGAGACAACCTACTACAACAGCGCCCTGAAGT CCCGGCTGACCATCATCAAGGACAACTCCAAGAGCCAGGTGTT CCTGAAGATGAACAGCCTGCAGACCGACGACACCGCCATCTAC TACTGCGCCAAGCACTACTACTACGGCGGCAGCTACGCCATGG ACTACTGGGGCCAGGGCACAAGCGTGACCGTGTCTAGC; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 53) GGCGGGGGAGGGAGC; (Fibronectin Type III Domain; SEQ ID NO: 99) AGTCCGAAGAACTTCAAAGTCAAGATGATCATGAAGACATCTG TGCTCTTGAGTTGGGAGTTTCCCGATAATTATAACAGCCCCAC GCCTTACAAGATTCAGTACAATGGACTCACCCTTGATGTAGAT GGCCGCACGACAAAGAAGCTGATTACTCACCTCAAACCGCATA CTTTCTATAATTTCGTGCTGACGAATCGGGGTTCTTCCCTGGG AGGTCTCCAGCAAACTGTAACGGCGTGGACTGCGTTTAAT; (additional portion of PTPR sigma; SEQ ID NO: 160) TTGCTGAACGGTAAGCCCTCAGTGGCCCCCAAACCGGATGCCG ACGGATTTATAATGGTGTACCTTCCAGATGGTCAGAGTCCGGT CCCCGTACAGAGCTACTTCATTGTCATGGTGCCCCTCAGGAAA TCCCGAGGTGGTCAATTTCTCACACCATTGGGTAGTCCGGAGG ACATGGATCTGGAAGAACTGATCCAGGATATTAGCCGCCTGCA ACGCAGATCACTTAGACATAGTAGACAGCTGGAGGTGCCGAGG CCGTACATCGCTGCGCGATTCTCCGTACTCCCGCCAACCTTTC ACCCAGGGGATCAGAAACAATACGGCGGTTTTGATAATCGAGG GCTTGAACCAGGACATAGATACGTGCTTTTTGTGTTGGCTGTG CTCCAGAAATCTGAACCGACGTTTGCCGCAAGCCCCTTTAGCG ACCCATTTCAGCTGGATAACCCTGACCCTCAGCCGATAGTCGA TGGCGAGGAGGGGCTGATATGGGTGATTGGGCCCGTACTCGCG GTAGTGTTTATTATCTGTATCGTAATTGCTATACTGCTTTATA AGAACAAGCCGGACAGTAAAAGGAAGGATTCTGAGCCTAGGAC TAAAGGCGGT; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 48) GGTGGTGGGGGCTCC; (c-myc NLS; SEQ ID NO: 59) CCCGCCGCCAAGAGAGTGAAGCTGGAC; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 150) GGATCC; (GAL4 DNA-binding domain; SEQ ID NO: 61) ATGAAACTCCTTAGCAGCATCGAACAGGCTTGCGACATCTGCA GGTTGAAAAAACTCAAGTGCTCAAAAGAAAAGCCTAAGTGCGC AAAGTGCCTTAAAAACAATTGGGAATGTCGCTATAGCCCCAAG ACAAAGCGGAGCCCTCTCACGAGAGCACACCTGACTGAGGTAG AATCTCGCTTGGAGAGGCTGGAACAGCTTTTCCTGCTTATCTT TCCACGCGAGGATCTCGATATGATCCTCAAAATGGACTCCCTC CAGGACATCAAAGCTCTGCTGACTGGACTGTTTGTACAGGATA ATGTGAACAAGGACGCTGTGACAGACAGATTGGCAAGCGTGGA AACGGATATGCCCCTGACCCTTAGACAGCACCGGATCAGTGCC ACCTCTTCTAGCGAGGAAAGTTCAAATAAAGGACAGCGCCAGC TGACGGTGAGT; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 29) GGCGGTGGAAGCGGAGGAGGTTCC; (VP64 Transcriptional Activation Domain; SEQ ID NO: 62) GACGCTCTTGATGATTTCGATCTCGACATGCTGGGATCAGACG CTCTCGACGACTTCGATTTGGACATGCTTGGATCCGACGCTCT CGATGATTTCGACCTCGACATGCTCGGATCCGATGCTCTGGAT GACTTTGATCTTGATATGCTG. pCDL1541 Protein Sequence (SEQ ID NO: 102) Comprises the Following Sequences from the N- to C-Terminus:

(CSF2RA Signal Sequence; SEQ ID NO: 41) MLLLVTSLLLCELPHPAFLLIP; (Myc tag; SEQ ID NO: 43) EQKLISEEDL; (anti-CD19 scFv; SEQ ID NO: 45) DIQMTQTTSSLSASLGDRVTISCRASQDISKYLNWYQQKPDGT VKLLIYHTSRLHSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDYSLTISNLEQEDIATY FCQQGNTLPYTFGGGTKLEITGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSEVKLQES GPGLVAPSQSLSVTCTVSGVSLPDYGVSWIRQPPRKGLEWLGV IWGSETTYYNSALKSRLTIIKDNSKSQVFLKMNSLQTDDTAIY YCAKHYYYGGSYAMDYWGQGTSVTVSS; DVP (additional portion of PTPR kappa); (Fibronectin Type III Domain; SEQ ID NO: 104) GPVPVKSLQGTSFENKIFLNWKEPLDPNGIITQYEISYSSIRS FDPAVPVAGPPQTVSNLWNSTHEIVFMHLHPGTTYQFFIRAST VKGFGPATAINVTTNISAPT; L (additional portion of PTPR kappa); (Fibronectin Type III Domain; SEQ ID NO: 106) PDYEGVDASLNETATTITVLLRPAQAKGAPISAYQIVVEELHP HRTKREAGAMECYQVPVTYQNAMSGGAPYYFAAELPPGNLP; (additional portion of PTPR kappa; SEQ ID NO: 161) EPAPFTVGDNRTYQGFWNPPLAPRKGYNIYFQAMSSVEKETKT QCVRIATKAAATEEPEVIPDPAKQTDRVVKIAGISAGILVFIL LLLVVILIVKKSKLAKKRKDAMG; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 2) GGGGS; (c-myc NLS; SEQ ID NO: 58) PAAKRVKLD; GS (linker); (GAL4 DNA-binding domain; SEQ ID NO: 60) MKLLSSIEQACDICRLKKLKCSKEKPKCAKCLKNNWECRYSPK TKRSPLTRAHLTEVESRLERLEQLFLLIFPREDLDMILKMDSL QDIKALLTGLFVQDNVNKDAVTDRLASVETDMPLTLRQHRISA TSSSEESSNKGQRQLTVS; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 5) GGGSGGGS; and (VP64 Transcriptional Activation Domain; SEQ ID NO: 22) DALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDMLGSDALD DFDLDML. pCDL1541 cDNA Sequence (SEQ ID NO: 103) Comprises the Following Sequences from the 5′ to 3′ End:

(CSF2RA Signal Sequence; SEQ ID NO: 42) ATGCTTCTCCTGGTGACAAGCCTTCTGCTCTGTGAGTTACCAC ACCCAGCATTCCTCTTGATCCCT; (Myc tag; SEQ ID NO: 44) GAACAAAAGCTGATCAGCGAGGAGGATCTC; (anti-CD19 scFv; SEQ ID NO: 46) GACATCCAGATGACCCAGACCACCAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCC TGGGCGATAGAGTGACCATCAGCTGCAGAGCCAGCCAGGACAT CAGCAAGTACCTGAACTGGTATCAGCAGAAACCCGACGGCACC GTGAAGCTGCTGATCTACCACACCAGCAGACTGCACAGCGGCG TGCCCAGCAGATTTTCTGGCAGCGGCTCCGGCACCGACTACAG CCTGACCATCTCCAACCTGGAACAGGAAGATATCGCTACCTAC TTCTGTCAGCAAGGCAACACCCTGCCCTACACCTTCGGCGGAG GCACCAAGCTGGAAATCACAGGCGGCGGAGGATCTGGCGGAGG CGGAAGTGGCGGAGGGGGATCTGAAGTGAAACTGCAGGAAAGC GGCCCTGGCCTGGTGGCCCCATCTCAGTCTCTGAGCGTGACCT GTACCGTGTCCGGCGTGTCCCTGCCTGACTATGGCGTGTCCTG GATCAGACAGCCCCCCAGAAAGGGCCTGGAATGGCTGGGAGTG ATCTGGGGCAGCGAGACAACCTACTACAACAGCGCCCTGAAGT CCCGGCTGACCATCATCAAGGACAACTCCAAGAGCCAGGTGTT CCTGAAGATGAACAGCCTGCAGACCGACGACACCGCCATCTAC TACTGCGCCAAGCACTACTACTACGGCGGCAGCTACGCCATGG ACTACTGGGGCCAGGGCACAAGCGTGACCGTGTCTAGC; GATGTGCCT (additional portion of PTPR kappa); (Fibronectin Type III Domain; SEQ ID NO: 105) GGTCCCGTACCAGTAAAATCTCTTCAAGGAACATCCTTTGAAA ATAAGATCTTCTTGAACTGGAAAGAACCTTTGGATCCAAATGG AATCATCACTCAATATGAGATCAGCTATAGCAGTATAAGATCA TTTGATCCTGCAGTTCCAGTGGCTGGACCTCCCCAGACTGTAT CAAATTTATGGAACAGTACACACCATGTCTTTATGCATCTCCA CCCTGGAACCACGTACCAGTTTTTCATAAGAGCCAGCACGGTC AAAGGCTTTGGTCCAGCCACAGCCATCAATGTCACCACCAATA TCTCAGCTCCAACT; TTA (additional portion of PTPR kappa); (Fibronectin Type III Domain; SEQ ID NO: 107) CCTGACTATGAAGGAGTTGATGCCTCTCTCAATGAAACTGCCA CCACAATAACTGTATTGTTGAGACCAGCACAAGCCAAAGGTGC TCCTATCAGTGCTTATCAGATTGTTGTGGAAGAACTGCACCCA CACCGAACCAAGAGAGAAGCCGGAGCCATGGAATGCTACCAGG TTCCTGTCACATACCAAAATGCCATGAGTGGGGGTGCACCGTA TTACTTTGCTGCAGAACTACCCCCGGGAAACCTACCT; (additional portion of PTPR kappa; SEQ ID NO: 162) GAGCCTGCCCCGTTCACTGTGGGTGACAATCGGACCTACCAAG GCTTTTGGAACCCTCCTTTGGCTCCGCGCAAAGGATACAACAT CTATTTCCAGGCGATGAGCAGTGTGGAGAAGGAAACTAAAACC CAGTGCGTACGCATTGCTACAAAAGCAGCAGCAACAGAAGAAC CAGAAGTGATCCCAGATCCCGCCAAGCAGACAGACAGAGTGGT GAAAATAGCAGGAATTAGTGCTGGAATTTTGGTGTTCATCCTC CTTCTCCTAGTTGTCATATTAATTGTAAAAAAGAGCAAACTTG CTAAAAAACGCAAAGATGCCATGGGG; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 48) GGTGGTGGGGGCTCC; (c-myc NLS; SEQ ID NO: 59) CCCGCCGCCAAGAGAGTGAAGCTGGAC; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 150) GGATCC; (GAL4 DNA-binding domain; SEQ ID NO: 61) ATGAAACTCCTTAGCAGCATCGAACAGGCTTGCGACATCTGCA GGTTGAAAAAACTCAAGTGCTCAAAAGAAAAGCCTAAGTGCGC AAAGTGCCTTAAAAACAATTGGGAATGTCGCTATAGCCCCAAG ACAAAGCGGAGCCCTCTCACGAGAGCACACCTGACTGAGGTAG AATCTCGCTTGGAGAGGCTGGAACAGCTTTTCCTGCTTATCTT TCCACGCGAGGATCTCGATATGATCCTCAAAATGGACTCCCTC CAGGACATCAAAGCTCTGCTGACTGGACTGTTTGTACAGGATA ATGTGAACAAGGACGCTGTGACAGACAGATTGGCAAGCGTGGA AACGGATATGCCCCTGACCCTTAGACAGCACCGGATCAGTGCC ACCTCTTCTAGCGAGGAAAGTTCAAATAAAGGACAGCGCCAGC TGACGGTGAGT; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 29) GGCGGTGGAAGCGGAGGAGGTTCC; and (VP64 Transcriptional Activation Domain; SEQ ID NO: 62) GACGCTCTTGATGATTTCGATCTCGACATGCTGGGATCAGACG CTCTCGACGACTTCGATTTGGACATGCTTGGATCCGACGCTCT CGATGATTTCGACCTCGACATGCTCGGATCCGATGCTCTGGAT GACTTTGATCTTGATATGCTG. pCDL2243 Protein Sequence (SEQ ID NO: 110) Comprises the Following Sequences from the N- to C-Terminus:

(CSF2RA Signal Sequence; SEQ ID NO: 41) MLLLVTSLLLCELPHPAFLLIP; (Myc tag; SEQ ID NO: 43) EQKLISEEDL; (anti-CD19 scFv; SEQ ID NO: 45) DIQMTQTTSSLSASLGDRVTISCRASQDISKYLNWYQQKPDGT VKLLIYHTSRLHSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDYSLTISNLEQEDIATY FCQQGNTLPYTFGGGTKLEITGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSEVKLQES GPGLVAPSQSLSVTCTVSGVSLPDYGVSWIRQPPRKGLEWLGV IWGSETTYYNSALKSRLTIIKDNSKSQVFLKMNSLQTDDTAIY YCAKHYYYGGSYAMDYWGQGTSVTVSS; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 2) GGGGS; (Fibronectin Type III Domain; SEQ ID NO: 54) KNFHVKAVMKTSVLLSWEIPENYNSAMPFKILYDDGKMVEEVD GRATQKLIVNLKPEKSYSFVLTNRGNSAGGLQHRVTAKTAPD; (additional portion of PTPR delta; SEQ ID NO: 148) VLRTKPAFIGKTNLDGMITVQLPEVPANENIKGYYIIIVPLKK SRGKFIKPWESPDEMELDELLKEISRKRRSIRYGREVELKPYI AAHFDVLPTEFTLGDDKHYGGFTNKQLQSGQEYVFFVLAVMEH AESKMYATSPYSDPVVSMDLDPQPITDEEEGLIWVVGPVLAVV FIICIVIAILLYKRKRAESDSRKSSGG; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 2) GGGGS; (c-myc NLS; SEQ ID NO: 58) PAAKRVKLD; GS (linker); (HNF1 alpha DNA-binding domain; SEQ ID NO: 112) MVSKLSQLQTELLAALLESGLSKEALIQALGEPGPYLLAGEGP LDKGESCGGGRGELAELPNGLGETRGSEDETDDDGEDFTPPIL KELENLSPEEAAHQKAVVETLLQEDPWRVAKMVKSYLQQHNIP QREVVDTTGLNQSHLSQHLNKGTPMKTQKRAALYTWYVRKQRE VAQQFTHAGQGGLJEEPTGDELPTKKGRRNRFKWGPASQQILF QAYERQKNPSKEERETLVEECNRAECIQRGVSPSQAQGLGSNL VTEVRVYNWFANRRKEEAFRHKLAM; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 29) GGGSGGGS; and (p65 Transcriptional Activation Domain; SEQ ID NO: 114) DEFPTMVFPSGQISQASALAPAPPQVLPQAPAPAPAPAMVSAL AQAPAPVPVLAPGPPQAVAPPAPKPTQAGEGTLSEALLQLQFD DEDLGALLGNSTDPAVFTDLASVDNSEFQQLLNQGIPVAPHTT EPMLMEYPEAITRLVTGAQRPPDPAPAPLGAPGLPNGLLSGDE DFSSIADMDFSALLSQISS. pCDL2243 cDNA Sequence (SEQ ID NO: 111) Comprises the Following Sequences from the 5′ to 3′ End:

(CSF2RA Signal Sequence; SEQ ID NO: 42) ATGCTTCTCCTGGTGACAAGCCTTCTGCTCTGTGAGTTACCACA CCCAGCATTCCTCTTGATCCCT; (Myc tag; SEQ ID NO: 44) GAACAAAAGCTGATCAGCGAGGAGGATCTC; (anti-CD19 scFv; SEQ ID NO: 46) GACATCCAGATGACCCAGACCACCAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCCT GGGCGATAGAGTGACCATCAGCTGCAGAGCCAGCCAGGACATCA GCAAGTACCTGAACTGGTATCAGCAGAAACCCGACGGCACCGTG AAGCTGCTGATCTACCACACCAGCAGACTGCACAGCGGCGTGCC CAGCAGATTTTCTGGCAGCGGCTCCGGCACCGACTACAGCCTGA CCATCTCCAACCTGGAACAGGAAGATATCGCTACCTACTTCTGT CAGCAAGGCAACACCCTGCCCTACACCTTCGGCGGAGGCACCAA GCTGGAAATCACAGGCGGCGGAGGATCTGGCGGAGGCGGAAGTG GCGGAGGGGGATCTGAAGTGAAACTGCAGGAAAGCGGCCCTGGC CTGGTGGCCCCATCTCAGTCTCTGAGCGTGACCTGTACCGTGTC CGGCGTGTCCCTGCCTGACTATGGCGTGTCCTGGATCAGACAGC CCCCCAGAAAGGGCCTGGAATGGCTGGGAGTGATCTGGGGCAGC GAGACAACCTACTACAACAGCGCCCTGAAGTCCCGGCTGACCAT CATCAAGGACAACTCCAAGAGCCAGGTGTTCCTGAAGATGAACA GCCTGCAGACCGACGACACCGCCATCTACTACTGCGCCAAGCAC TACTACTACGGCGGCAGCTACGCCATGGACTACTGGGGCCAGGG CACAAGCGTGACCGTGTCTAGC; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 47) GGTGGAGGAGGCTCT; (Fibronectin Type III Domain; SEQ ID NO: 55) AAAAATTTCCACGTGAAGGCTGTTATGAAAACATCCGTTCTCCT GTCATGGGAAATCCCGGAAAACTATAATTCTGCTATGCCTTTCA AGATATTGTATGATGATGGCAAGATGGTTGAAGAGGTCGACGGT CGGGCGACACAAAAACTGATCGTTAACCTCAAACCTGAGAAATC ATATTCATTCGTCCTCACCAATCGCGGTAATAGTGCTGGTGGCC TCCAGCACCGGGTAACCGCAAAAACTGCGCCTGAT; (additional portion of PTPR delta; SEQ ID NO: 149) GTGCTCAGGACGAAGCCCGCGTTTATAGGCAAGACCAATCTTGA TGGCATGATCACTGTTCAGCTCCCGGAAGTTCCCGCCAACGAGA ATATCAAGGGTTATTATATTATTATCGTACCGCTCAAGAAGTCT CGAGGCAAATTTATCAAACCTTGGGAGTCACCAGATGAAATGGA GCTTGATGAGTTGCTCAAAGAGATCAGCAGAAAGCGGCGGTCCA TAAGGTACGGCAGGGAGGTCGAGCTCAAGCCATACATTGCGGCT CATTTCGATGTGTTGCCGACGGAGTTCACGCTCGGGGATGATAA ACACTACGGCGGCTTCACAAACAAACAGCTCCAATCAGGGCAGG AGTATGTCTTCTTCGTGCTTGCTGTCATGGAACACGCCGAATCC AAAATGTATGCAACAAGCCCTTACTCCGATCCGGTTGTTTCTAT GGATCTGGACCCGCAGCCGATAACAGATGAAGAAGAAGGGCTCA TTTGGGTGGTTGGCCCTGTGCTGGCCGTGGTGTTTATTATCTGT ATCGTTATTGCGATTCTTCTCTATAAGCGGAAGCGAGCGGAGAG TGACTCTCGAAAATCATCCGGGGGT; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 48) GGTGGTGGGGGCTCC; (c-myc NLS; SEQ ID NO: 59) CCCGCCGCCAAGAGAGTGAAGCTGGAC; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 150) GGATCC; (HNF1 alpha DNA-binding domain; SEQ ID NO: 113) ATGGTTTCTAAACTGAGCCAGCTGCAGACGGAGCTCCTGGCGGC CCTGCTCGAGTCAGGGCTGAGCAAAGAGGCACTGATCCAGGCAC TGGGTGAGCCGGGGCCCTACCTCCTGGCTGGAGAAGGCCCCCTG GACAAGGGGGAGTCCTGCGGCGGCGGTCGAGGGGAGCTGGCTGA GCTGCCCAATGGGCTGGGGGAGACTCGGGGCTCCGAGGACGAAA CGGACGACGATGGGGAAGACTTCACGCCACCCATCCTCAAAGAG CTGGAGAACCTCAGCCCTGAGGAGGCGGCCCACCAGAAAGCCGT GGTGGAGACCCTTCTGCAGGAGGACCCGTGGCGTGTGGCGAAGA TGGTCAAGTCCTACCTGCAGCAGCACAACATCCCACAGCGGGAG GTGGTCGATACCACTGGCCTCAACCAGTCCCACCTGTCCCAACA CCTCAACAAGGGCACTCCCATGAAGACGCAGAAGCGGGCCGCCC TGTACACCTGGTACGTCCGCAAGCAGCGAGAGGTGGCGCAGCAG TTCACCCATGCAGGGCAGGGAGGGCTGATTGAAGAGCCCACAGG TGATGAGCTACCAACCAAGAAGGGGCGGAGGAACCGTTTCAAGT GGGGCCCAGCATCCCAGCAGATCCTGTTCCAGGCCTATGAGAGG CAGAAGAACCCTAGCAAGGAGGAGCGAGAGACTCTAGTGGAGGA GTGCAATAGGGCGGAATGCATCCAGAGAGGGGTGTCCCCATCAC AGGCACAGGGGCTGGGCTCCAACCTCGTCACGGAGGTGCGTGTC TACAACTGGTTTGCCAACCGGCGCAAAGAAGAAGCCTTCCGGCA CAAGCTGGCCATG; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 29) GGCGGTGGAAGCGGAGGAGGTTCC; and (p65 Transcriptional Activation Domain; SEQ ID NO: 115) GATGAGTTTCCCACCATGGTGTTTCCTTCTGGGCAGATCAGCCA GGCCTCGGCCTTGGCCCCGGCCCCTCCCCAAGTCCTGCCCCAGG CTCCAGCCCCTGCCCCTGCTCCAGCCATGGTATCAGCTCTGGCC CAGGCCCCAGCCCCTGTCCCAGTCCTAGCCCCAGGCCCTCCTCA GGCTGTGGCCCCACCTGCCCCCAAGCCCACCCAGGCTGGGGAAG GAACGCTGTCAGAGGCCCTGCTGCAGCTGCAGTTTGATGATGAA GACCTGGGGGCCTTGCTTGGCAACAGCACAGACCCAGCTGTGTT CACAGACCTGGCATCCGTCGACAACTCCGAGTTTCAGCAGCTGC TGAACCAGGGCATACCTGTGGCCCCCCACACAACTGAGCCCATG CTGATGGAGTACCCTGAGGCTATAACTCGCCTAGTGACAGGGGC CCAGAGGCCCCCCGACCCAGCTCCTGCTCCACTGGGGGCCCCGG GGCTCCCCAATGGCCTCCTTTCAGGAGATGAAGACTTCTCCTCC ATTGCGGACATGGACTTCTCAGCCCTGCTGAGTCAGATCAGCTCC. pCDL2244 Protein Sequence (SEQ ID NO: 116) Comprises the Following Sequences from the N- to C-Terminus:

(CSF2RA Signal Sequence; SEQ ID NO: 41) MLLLVTSLLLCELPHPAFLLIP; (Myc tag; SEQ ID NO: 43) EQKLISEEDL; (anti-CD19 scFv; SEQ ID NO: 45) DIQMTQTTSSLSASLGDRVTISCRASQDISKYLNWYQQKPDGTVKL LIYHTSRLHSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDYSLTISNLEQEDIATYFCQQGN TLPYTFGGGTKLEITGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSEVKLQESGPGLVAPSQ SLSVTCTVSGVSLPDYGVSWIRQPPRKGLEWLGVIWGSETTYYNSA LKSRLTIIKDNSKSQVFLKMNSLQTDDTAIYYCAKHYYYGGSYAMD YWGQGTSVTVSS; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 2) GGGGS; (Fibronectin Type III Domain; SEQ ID NO: 63) AKNFRVAAAMKTSVLLSWEVPDSYKSAVPFKILYNGQSVEVDGHSM RKLIADLQPNTEYSFVLMNRGSSAGGLQHLVSIRTAPD; (additional portion of PTPR LAR; SEQ ID NO: 151) LLPHKPLPASAYIEDGRFDLSMPHVQDPSLVRWFYIVVVPIDRVGG SMLTPRWSTPEELELDELLEAIEQGGEEQRRRRRQAERLKPYVAAQ LDVLPETFTLGDKKNYRGFYNRPLSPDLSYQCFVLASLKEPMDQKR YASSPYSDEIVVQVTPAQQQEEPEMLWVTGPVLAVILIILIVIAIL LFKRKRTHSPSSKDEQSIGGG; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 2) GGGGS; (c-myc NLS; SEQ ID NO: 58) PAAKRVKLD; GS (linker); (HNF1 alpha DNA-binding domain; SEQ ID NO: 112) MVSKLSQLQTELLAALLESGLSKEALIQALGEPGPYLLAGEGPLDK GESCGGGRGELAELPNGLGETRGSEDETDDDGEDFTPPILKELENL SPEEAAHQKAVVETLLQEDPWRVAKMVKSYLQQHNIPQREVVDTTG LNQSHLSQHLNKGTPMKTQKRAALYTWYVRKQREVAQQFTHAGQGG LIEEPTGDELPTKKGRRNRFKWGPASQQILFQAYERQKNPSKEERE TLVEECNRAECIQRGVSPSQAQGLGSNLVTEVRVYNWFANRRKEEA FRHKLAM; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 29) GGGSGGGS; and (p65 Transcriptional Activation Domain; SEQ ID NO: 114) DEFPTMVFPSGQISQASALAPAPPQVLPQAPAPAPAPAMVSALAQA PAPVPVLAPGPPQAVAPPAPKPTQAGEGTLSEALLQLQFDDEDLGA LLGNSTDPAVFTDLASVDNSEFQQLLNQGIPVAPHTTEPMLMEYPE AITRLVTGAQRPPDPAPAPLGAPGLPNGLLSGDEDFSSIADMDFSA LLSQISS. pCDL2244 cDNA Sequence (SEQ ID NO: 117) Comprises the Following Sequences from the 5′ to 3′ End:

(CSF2RA Signal Sequence; SEQ ID NO: 42) ATGCTTCTCCTGGTGACAAGCCTTCTGCTCTGTGAGTTACCACACC CAGCATTCCTCTTGATCCCT; (Myc tag; SEQ ID NO: 44) GAACAAAAGCTGATCAGCGAGGAGGATCTC; (anti-CD19 scFv; SEQ ID NO: 46) GACATCCAGATGACCCAGACCACCAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCCTGG GCGATAGAGTGACCATCAGCTGCAGAGCCAGCCAGGACATCAGCAA GTACCTGAACTGGTATCAGCAGAAACCCGACGGCACCGTGAAGCTG CTGATCTACCACACCAGCAGACTGCACAGCGGCGTGCCCAGCAGAT TTTCTGGCAGCGGCTCCGGCACCGACTACAGCCTGACCATCTCCAA CCTGGAACAGGAAGATATCGCTACCTACTTCTGTCAGCAAGGCAAC ACCCTGCCCTACACCTTCGGCGGAGGCACCAAGCTGGAAATCACAG GCGGCGGAGGATCTGGCGGAGGCGGAAGTGGCGGAGGGGGATCTGA AGTGAAACTGCAGGAAAGCGGCCCTGGCCTGGTGGCCCCATCTCAG TCTCTGAGCGTGACCTGTACCGTGTCCGGCGTGTCCCTGCCTGACT ATGGCGTGTCCTGGATCAGACAGCCCCCCAGAAAGGGCCTGGAATG GCTGGGAGTGATCTGGGGCAGCGAGACAACCTACTACAACAGCGCC CTGAAGTCCCGGCTGACCATCATCAAGGACAACTCCAAGAGCCAGG TGTTCCTGAAGATGAACAGCCTGCAGACCGACGACACCGCCATCTA CTACTGCGCCAAGCACTACTACTACGGCGGCAGCTACGCCATGGAC TACTGGGGCCAGGGCACAAGCGTGACCGTGTCTAGC; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 49) GGAGGTGGTGGGAGT; (Fibronectin Type III Domain; SEQ ID NO: 64) GCCAAAAACTTCAGAGTAGCGGCGGCGATGAAAACTTCTGTCCTTC TGAGCTGGGAAGTTCCGGATTCCTATAAATCCGCTGTCCCCTTCAA GATATTGTACAATGGTCAAAGTGTCGAGGTTGATGGACACTCCATG AGGAAACTCATTGCCGACCTCCAACCGAACACAGAATACAGTTTTG TTTTGATGAATCGCGGTTCCTCAGCCGGGGGCCTGCAGCACCTCGT GAGTATTAGGACCGCTCCCGAT; (additional portion of PTPR LAR; SEQ ID NO: 152) CTTCTTCCACATAAGCCTCTCCCCGCATCTGCGTACATAGAAGACG GGCGGTTCGACCTGTCAATGCCCCACGTACAGGACCCTAGTCTTGT AAGATGGTTTTATATCGTGGTCGTTCCTATAGACCGGGTTGGAGGC TCTATGCTCACCCCGCGATGGAGTACCCCGGAAGAACTTGAGCTGG ATGAGTTGTTGGAAGCAATCGAACAGGGGGGCGAGGAACAGAGGCG GCGCCGCCGCCAAGCAGAGCGACTGAAACCGTATGTTGCCGCTCAG TTGGATGTGTTGCCCGAAACGTTTACTTTGGGTGACAAAAAAAATT ATCGGGGGTTCTACAATAGACCTTTGAGTCCTGATCTTAGTTATCA GTGTTTTGTGTTGGCATCTTTGAAGGAACCGATGGACCAGAAACGA TACGCTTCCTCCCCCTATAGTGACGAGATTGTCGTTCAAGTAACAC CCGCACAACAGCAGGAGGAGCCGGAAATGCTTTGGGTTACAGGGCC GGTACTTGCGGTGATCTTGATAATACTCATTGTCATAGCCATTCTG CTTTTCAAGCGCAAACGGACCCACTCACCCTCTTCCAAGGACGAGC AGAGCATAGGGGGAGGG; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 48) GGTGGTGGGGGCTCC; (c-myc NLS; SEQ ID NO: 59) CCCGCCGCCAAGAGAGTGAAGCTGGAC; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 150) GGATCC; (HNF1 alpha DNA-binding domain; SEQ ID NO: 113) ATGGTTTCTAAACTGAGCCAGCTGCAGACGGAGCTCCTGGCGGCCC TGCTCGAGTCAGGGCTGAGCAAAGAGGCACTGATCCAGGCACTGGG TGAGCCGGGGCCCTACCTCCTGGCTGGAGAAGGCCCCCTGGACAAG GGGGAGTCCTGCGGCGGCGGTCGAGGGGAGCTGGCTGAGCTGCCCA ATGGGCTGGGGGAGACTCGGGGCTCCGAGGACGAAACGGACGACGA TGGGGAAGACTTCACGCCACCCATCCTCAAAGAGCTGGAGAACCTC AGCCCTGAGGAGGCGGCCCACCAGAAAGCCGTGGTGGAGACCCTTC TGCAGGAGGACCCGTGGCGTGTGGCGAAGATGGTCAAGTCCTACCT GCAGCAGCACAACATCCCACAGCGGGAGGTGGTCGATACCACTGGC CTCAACCAGTCCCACCTGTCCCAACACCTCAACAAGGGCACTCCCA TGAAGACGCAGAAGCGGGCCGCCCTGTACACCTGGTACGTCCGCAA GCAGCGAGAGGTGGCGCAGCAGTTCACCCATGCAGGGCAGGGAGGG CTGATTGAAGAGCCCACAGGTGATGAGCTACCAACCAAGAAGGGGC GGAGGAACCGTTTCAAGTGGGGCCCAGCATCCCAGCAGATCCTGTT CCAGGCCTATGAGAGGCAGAAGAACCCTAGCAAGGAGGAGCGAGAG ACTCTAGTGGAGGAGTGCAATAGGGCGGAATGCATCCAGAGAGGGG TGTCCCCATCACAGGCACAGGGGCTGGGCTCCAACCTCGTCACGGA GGTGCGTGTCTACAACTGGTTTGCCAACCGGCGCAAAGAAGAAGCC TTCCGGCACAAGCTGGCCATG; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 29) GGCGGTGGAAGCGGAGGAGGTTCC; (p65 Transcriptional Activation Domain; SEQ ID NO: 115) GATGAGTTTCCCACCATGGTGTTTCCTTCTGGGCAGATCAGCCAGG CCTCGGCCTTGGCCCCGGCCCCTCCCCAAGTCCTGCCCCAGGCTCC AGCCCCTGCCCCTGCTCCAGCCATGGTATCAGCTCTGGCCCAGGCC CCAGCCCCTGTCCCAGTCCTAGCCCCAGGCCCTCCTCAGGCTGTGG CCCCACCTGCCCCCAAGCCCACCCAGGCTGGGGAAGGAACGCTGTC AGAGGCCCTGCTGCAGCTGCAGTTTGATGATGAAGACCTGGGGGCC TTGCTTGGCAACAGCACAGACCCAGCTGTGTTCACAGACCTGGCAT CCGTCGACAACTCCGAGTTTCAGCAGCTGCTGAACCAGGGCATACC TGTGGCCCCCCACACAACTGAGCCCATGCTGATGGAGTACCCTGAG GCTATAACTCGCCTAGTGACAGGGGCCCAGAGGCCCCCCGACCCAG CTCCTGCTCCACTGGGGGCCCCGGGGCTCCCCAATGGCCTCCTTTC AGGAGATGAAGACTTCTCCTCCATTGCGGACATGGACTTCTCAGCC CTGCTGAGTCAGATCAGCTCC. pCDL2245 Protein Sequence (SEQ ID NO: 118) Comprises the Following Sequences from the N- to C-Terminus:

(CSF2RA Signal Sequence; SEQ ID NO: 41) MLLLVTSLLLCELPHPAFLLIP; (Myc tag; SEQ ID NO: 43) EQKLISEEDL; (anti-CD19 scFv; SEQ ID NO: 45) DIQMTQTTSSLSASLGDRVTISCRASQDISKYLNWYQQKPDGTVKL LIYHTSRLHSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDYSLTISNLEQEDIATYFCQQGN TLPYTFGGGTKLEITGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSEVKLQESGPGLVAPSQ SLSVTCTVSGVSLPDYGVSWIRQPPRKGLEWLGVIWGSETTYYNSA LKSRLTIIKDNSKSQVFLKMNSLQTDDTAIYYCAKHYYYGGSYAMD YWGQGTSVTVSS; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 2) GGGGS; (Partial Fibronectin Type III Domain; SEQ ID NO: 88) KIYIQWKPPNETNGVITLYEINYKAVGSLDPSADLSSQRGKVFKLR NETHEILFVGLYPGTTYSFTIKASTAKGFGPPVTTRIATKISAPS; (Fibronectin Type III Domain; SEQ ID NO: 90) MPEYDTDTPLNETDTTITVMLKPAQSRGAPVSVYQLVVKEERLQKS RRAADIIECFSVPVSYRNASSLDSLHYFAAELKPANLPVTQPFTVG DNKTYNGYWNPPLSPLKSYSIYFQALSKANGETKINCVRLATKG; (additional portion of PTPR Rho; SEQ ID NO: 157) ASTQNSNTVEPEKQVDNTVKMAGVIAGLLMFIIILLGVMLTIKRRR NAYSYSYYLKLAKKQKETGG; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 2) GGGGS; (c-myc NLS; SEQ ID NO: 58) PAAKRVKLD; GS (linker); (HNF1 alpha DNA-binding domain; SEQ ID NO: 112) MVSKLSQLQTELLAALLESGLSKEALIQALGEPGPYLLAGEGPLDK GESCGGGRGELAELPNGLGETRGSEDETDDDGEDFTPPILKELENL SPEEAAHQKAVVETLLQEDPWRVAKMVKSYLQQHNIPQREVVDTTG LNQSHLSQHLNKGTPMKTQKRAALYTWYVRKQREVAQQFTHAGQGG LJEEPTGDELPTKKGRRNRFKWGPASQQILFQAYERQKNPSKEERE TLVEECNRAECIQRGVSPSQAQGLGSNLVTEVRVYNWFANRRKEEA FRHKLAM; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 5) GGGSGGGS; and (p65 Transcriptional Activation Domain;  SEQ ID NO: 114) DEFPTMVFPSGQISQASALAPAPPQVLPQAPAPAPAPAMVSALAQA PAPVPVLAPGPPQAVAPPAPKPTQAGEGTLSEALLQLQFDDEDLGA LLGNSTDPAVFTDLASVDNSEFQQLLNQGIPVAPHTTEPMLMEYPE AITRLVTGAQRPPDPAPAPLGAPGLPNGLLSGDEDFSSIADMDFSA LLSQISS. pCDL2245 cDNA Sequence (SEQ ID NO: 119) Comprises the Following Sequences from the 5′ to 3′ End:

(CSF2RA Signal Sequence; SEQ ID NO: 42) ATGCTTCTCCTGGTGACAAGCCTTCTGCTCTGTGAGTTACCACACC CAGCATTCCTCTTGATCCCT; (Myc tag; SEQ ID NO: 44) GAACAAAAGCTGATCAGCGAGGAGGATCTC; (anti-CD19 scFv; SEQ ID NO: 46) GACATCCAGATGACCCAGACCACCAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCCTGG GCGATAGAGTGACCATCAGCTGCAGAGCCAGCCAGGACATCAGCAA GTACCTGAACTGGTATCAGCAGAAACCCGACGGCACCGTGAAGCTG CTGATCTACCACACCAGCAGACTGCACAGCGGCGTGCCCAGCAGAT TTTCTGGCAGCGGCTCCGGCACCGACTACAGCCTGACCATCTCCAA CCTGGAACAGGAAGATATCGCTACCTACTTCTGTCAGCAAGGCAAC ACCCTGCCCTACACCTTCGGCGGAGGCACCAAGCTGGAAATCACAG GCGGCGGAGGATCTGGCGGAGGCGGAAGTGGCGGAGGGGGATCTGA AGTGAAACTGCAGGAAAGCGGCCCTGGCCTGGTGGCCCCATCTCAG TCTCTGAGCGTGACCTGTACCGTGTCCGGCGTGTCCCTGCCTGACT ATGGCGTGTCCTGGATCAGACAGCCCCCCAGAAAGGGCCTGGAATG GCTGGGAGTGATCTGGGGCAGCGAGACAACCTACTACAACAGCGCC CTGAAGTCCCGGCTGACCATCATCAAGGACAACTCCAAGAGCCAGG TGTTCCTGAAGATGAACAGCCTGCAGACCGACGACACCGCCATCTA CTACTGCGCCAAGCACTACTACTACGGCGGCAGCTACGCCATGGAC TACTGGGGCCAGGGCACAAGCGTGACCGTGTCTAGC; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 52) GGGGGAGGTGGGAGT; (Partial Fibronectin III Domain; SEQ ID NO: 89) AAAATCTATATTCAATGGAAGCCGCCAAATGAAACCAATGGAGTTA TAACGCTCTATGAAATCAACTACAAGGCGGTTGGCTCCCTTGATCC CTCTGCCGACCTTTCCTCACAGCGGGGTAAAGTGTTCAAGCTGAGG AACGAAACGCACCACCTTTTCGTGGGGTTGTATCCAGGAACGACCT ACAGTTTTACTATTAAGGCTTCCACAGCCAAAGGCTTTGGGCCCCC TGTAACCACTAGGATTGCTACTAAAATCTCCGCGCCATCT; (Fibronectin Type III Domain; SEQ ID NO: 91) ATGCCCGAATATGATACGGACACCCCATTGAACGAAACAGATACAA CAATAACTGTCATGCTGAAGCCTGCGCAATCACGCGGAGCCCCTGT CAGCGTATATCAACTTGTAGTCAAAGAAGAAAGACTGCAAAAATCC CGACGCGCTGCCGACATTATTGAGTGCTTCTCAGTACCCGTGAGCT ACAGAAACGCTAGTAGCTTGGATTCTTTGCATTATTTCGCGGCCGA ACTTAAGCCCGCGAATCTTCCGGTGACTCAACCGTTTACAGTGGGT GACAATAAAACTTACAATGGCTATTGGAACCCGCCGTTGTCACCGC TGAAGAGCTACTCAATATATTTCCAGGCCCTGAGTAAAGCTAACGG TGAGACAAAAATCAACTGTGTGAGACTTGCAACTAAAGGA; (additional portion of PTPR Rho; SEQ ID NO: 158) GCCAGCACACAGAATTCTAATACTGTGGAGCCCGAGAAGCAAGTTG ACAACACTGTGAAAATGGCTGGGGTAATTGCAGGACTGCTTATGTT CATCATAATCCTGCTTGGGGTTATGCTTACTATCAAGCGACGGCGC AACGCCTACAGCTATAGCTACTATTTGAAATTGGCAAAAAAGCAGA AGGAAACTGGAGGG; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 48) GGTGGTGGGGGCTCC; (c-myc NLS; SEQ ID NO: 59) CCCGCCGCCAAGAGAGTGAAGCTGGAC; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 150) GGATCC; (HNF1 alpha DNA-binding domain; SEQ ID NO: 113) ATGGTTTCTAAACTGAGCCAGCTGCAGACGGAGCTCCTGGCGGCCC TGCTCGAGTCAGGGCTGAGCAAAGAGGCACTGATCCAGGCACTGGG TGAGCCGGGGCCCTACCTCCTGGCTGGAGAAGGCCCCCTGGACAAG GGGGAGTCCTGCGGCGGCGGTCGAGGGGAGCTGGCTGAGCTGCCCA ATGGGCTGGGGGAGACTCGGGGCTCCGAGGACGAAACGGACGACGA TGGGGAAGACTTCACGCCACCCATCCTCAAAGAGCTGGAGAACCTC AGCCCTGAGGAGGCGGCCCACCAGAAAGCCGTGGTGGAGACCCTTC TGCAGGAGGACCCGTGGCGTGTGGCGAAGATGGTCAAGTCCTACCT GCAGCAGCACAACATCCCACAGCGGGAGGTGGTCGATACCACTGGC CTCAACCAGTCCCACCTGTCCCAACACCTCAACAAGGGCACTCCCA TGAAGACGCAGAAGCGGGCCGCCCTGTACACCTGGTACGTCCGCAA GCAGCGAGAGGTGGCGCAGCAGTTCACCCATGCAGGGCAGGGAGGG CTGATTGAAGAGCCCACAGGTGATGAGCTACCAACCAAGAAGGGGC GGAGGAACCGTTTCAAGTGGGGCCCAGCATCCCAGCAGATCCTGTT CCAGGCCTATGAGAGGCAGAAGAACCCTAGCAAGGAGGAGCGAGAG ACTCTAGTGGAGGAGTGCAATAGGGCGGAATGCATCCAGAGAGGGG TGTCCCCATCACAGGCACAGGGGCTGGGCTCCAACCTCGTCACGGA GGTGCGTGTCTACAACTGGTTTGCCAACCGGCGCAAAGAAGAAGCC TTCCGGCACAAGCTGGCCATG; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 29) GGCGGTGGAAGCGGAGGAGGTTCC; and (p65 Transcriptional Activation Domain; SEQ ID NO: 115) GATGAGTTTCCCACCATGGTGTTTCCTTCTGGGCAGATCAGCCAGG CCTCGGCCTTGGCCCCGGCCCCTCCCCAAGTCCTGCCCCAGGCTCC AGCCCCTGCCCCTGCTCCAGCCATGGTATCAGCTCTGGCCCAGGCC CCAGCCCCTGTCCCAGTCCTAGCCCCAGGCCCTCCTCAGGCTGTGG CCCCACCTGCCCCCAAGCCCACCCAGGCTGGGGAAGGAACGCTGTC AGAGGCCCTGCTGCAGCTGCAGTTTGATGATGAAGACCTGGGGGCC TTGCTTGGCAACAGCACAGACCCAGCTGTGTTCACAGACCTGGCAT CCGTCGACAACTCCGAGTTTCAGCAGCTGCTGAACCAGGGCATACC TGTGGCCCCCCACACAACTGAGCCCATGCTGATGGAGTACCCTGAG GCTATAACTCGCCTAGTGACAGGGGCCCAGAGGCCCCCCGACCCAG CTCCTGCTCCACTGGGGGCCCCGGGGCTCCCCAATGGCCTCCTTTC AGGAGATGAAGACTTCTCCTCCATTGCGGACATGGACTTCTCAGCC CTGCTGAGTCAGATCAGCTCC. pCDL2246 Protein Sequence (SEQ ID NO: 120) Comprises the Following Sequences from the N- to C-Terminus:

(CSF2RA Signal Sequence; SEQ ID NO: 41) MLLLVTSLLLCELPHPAFLLIP; (Myc tag; SEQ ID NO: 43) EQKLISEEDL; (anti-CD19 scFv; SEQ ID NO: 45) DIQMTQTTSSLSASLGDRVTISCRASQDISKYLNWYQQKPDGTVKL LIYHTSRLHSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDYSLTISNLEQEDIATYFCQQGN TLPYTFGGGTKLEITGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSEVKLQESGPGLVAPSQ SLSVTCTVSGVSLPDYGVSWIRQPPRKGLEWLGVIWGSETTYYNSA LKSRLTIIKDNSKSQVFLKMNSLQTDDTAIYYCAKHYYYGGSYAMD YWGQGTSVTVSS; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 2) GGGGS;  (Fibronectin Type III Domain; SEQ ID NO: 98) SPKNFKVKMIMKTSVLLSWEFPDNYNSPTPYKIQYNGLTLDVDGRT TKKLITHLKPHTFYNFVLTNRGSSLGGLQQTVTAWTAFN; (additional portion of PTPR sigma; SEQ ID NO: 159) LLNGKPSVAPKPDADGFIIV1VYLPDGQSPVPVQSYFIVMVPLRKS RGGQFLTPLGSPEDMDLEELIQDISRLQRRSLRHSRQLEVPRPYIA ARFSVLPPTFHPGDQKQYGGFDNRGLEPGHRYVLFVLAVLQKSEPT FAASPFSDPFQLDNPDPQPIVDGEEGLIWVIGPVLAVVFIICIVIA ILLYKNKPDSKRKDSEPRTKGG; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 2) GGGGS; (c-myc NLS; SEQ ID NO: 58) PAAKRVKLD; GS (linker); (HNF1 alpha DNA-binding domain; SEQ ID NO: 112) MVSKLSQLQTELLAALLESGLSKEALIQALGEPGPYLLAGEGPLDK GESCGGGRGELAELPNGLGETRGSEDETDDDGEDFTPPILKELENL SPEEAAHQKAVVETLLQEDPWRVAKMVKSYLQQHNIPQREVVDTTG LNQSHLSQHLNKGTPMKTQKRAALYTWYVRKQREVAQQFTHAGQGG LIEEPTGDELPTKKGRRNRFKWGPASQQILFQAYERQKNPSKEERE TLVEECNRAECIQRGVSPSQAQGLGSNLVTEVRVYNWFANRRKEEA FRHKLAM; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 5) GGGSGGGS; and (p65 Transcriptional Activation Domain; SEQ ID NO: 114) DEFPTMVFPSGQISQASALAPAPPQVLPQAPAPAPAPAMVSALAQA PAPVPVLAPGPPQAVAPPAPKPTQAGEGTLSEALLQLQFDDEDLGA LLGNSTDPAVFTDLASVDNSEFQQLLNQGIPVAPHTTEPMLMEYPE AITRLVTGAQRPPDPAPAPLGAPGLPNGLLSGDEDFSSIADMDFSA LLSQISS. pCDL2246 cDNA Sequence (SEQ ID NO: 121) Comprises the Following Sequences from the 5′ to 3′ End:

(CSF2RA Signal Sequence; SEQ ID NO: 42) ATGCTTCTCCTGGTGACAAGCCTTCTGCTCTGTGAGTTACCACACCCAGCA TTCCTCTTGATCCCT; (Myc tag; SEQ ID NO: 44) GAACAAAAGCTGATCAGCGAGGAGGATCTC; (anti-CD19 scFv; SEQ ID NO: 46) GACATCCAGATGACCCAGACCACCAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCCTGGGCGAT AGAGTGACCATCAGCTGCAGAGCCAGCCAGGACATCAGCAAGTACCTGAAC TGGTATCAGCAGAAACCCGACGGCACCGTGAAGCTGCTGATCTACCACACC AGCAGACTGCACAGCGGCGTGCCCAGCAGATTTTCTGGCAGCGGCTCCGGC ACCGACTACAGCCTGACCATCTCCAACCTGGAACAGGAAGATATCGCTACC TACTTCTGTCAGCAAGGCAACACCCTGCCCTACACCTTCGGCGGAGGCACC AAGCTGGAAATCACAGGCGGCGGAGGATCTGGCGGAGGCGGAAGTGGCGGA GGGGGATCTGAAGTGAAACTGCAGGAAAGCGGCCCTGGCCTGGTGGCCCCA TCTCAGTCTCTGAGCGTGACCTGTACCGTGTCCGGCGTGTCCCTGCCTGAC TATGGCGTGTCCTGGATCAGACAGCCCCCCAGAAAGGGCCTGGAATGGCTG GGAGTGATCTGGGGCAGCGAGACAACCTACTACAACAGCGCCCTGAAGTCC CGGCTGACCATCATCAAGGACAACTCCAAGAGCCAGGTGTTCCTGAAGATG AACAGCCTGCAGACCGACGACACCGCCATCTACTACTGCGCCAAGCACTAC TACTACGGCGGCAGCTACGCCATGGACTACTGGGGCCAGGGCACAAGCGTG ACCGTGTCTAGC; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 53) GGCGGGGGAGGGAGC; (Fibronectin Type III Domain; SEQ ID NO: 99) AGTCCGAAGAACTTCAAAGTCAAGATGATCATGAAGACATCTGTGCTCTTG AGTTGGGAGTTTCCCGATAATTATAACAGCCCCACGCCTTACAAGATTCAG TACAATGGACTCACCCTTGATGTAGATGGCCGCACGACAAAGAAGCTGATT ACTCACCTCAAACCGCATACTTTCTATAATTTCGTGCTGACGAATCGGGGT TCTTCCCTGGGAGGTCTCCAGCAAACTGTAACGGCGTGGACTGCGTTTAA T; (additional portion of PTPR sigma; SEQ ID NO: 160) TTGCTGAACGGTAAGCCCTCAGTGGCCCCCAAACCGGATGCCGACGGATTT ATAATGGTGTACCTTCCAGATGGTCAGAGTCCGGTCCCCGTACAGAGCTAC TTCATTGTCATGGTGCCCCTCAGGAAATCCCGAGGTGGTCAATTTCTCACA CCATTGGGTAGTCCGGAGGACATGGATCTGGAAGAACTGATCCAGGATATT AGCCGCCTGCAACGCAGATCACTTAGACATAGTAGACAGCTGGAGGTGCCG AGGCCGTACATCGCTGCGCGATTCTCCGTACTCCCGCCAACCTTTCACCCA GGGGATCAGAAACAATACGGCGGTTTTGATAATCGAGGGCTTGAACCAGGA CATAGATACGTGCTTTTTGTGTTGGCTGTGCTCCAGAAATCTGAACCGACG TTTGCCGCAAGCCCCTTTAGCGACCCATTTCAGCTGGATAACCCTGACCCT CAGCCGATAGTCGATGGCGAGGAGGGGCTGATATGGGTGATTGGGCCCGTA CTCGCGGTAGTGTTTATTATCTGTATCGTAATTGCTATACTGCTTTATAAG AACAAGCCGGACAGTAAAAGGAAGGATTCTGAGCCTAGGACTAAAGGCGG T; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 48) GGTGGTGGGGGCTCC; (c-myc NLS; SEQ ID NO: 59) CCCGCCGCCAAGAGAGTGAAGCTGGAC; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 150) GGATCC; (HNF1 alpha DNA-binding domain; SEQ ID NO: 113) ATGGTTTCTAAACTGAGCCAGCTGCAGACGGAGCTCCTGGCGGCCCTGCTC GAGTCAGGGCTGAGCAAAGAGGCACTGATCCAGGCACTGGGTGAGCCGGGG CCCTACCTCCTGGCTGGAGAAGGCCCCCTGGACAAGGGGGAGTCCTGCGGC GGCGGTCGAGGGGAGCTGGCTGAGCTGCCCAATGGGCTGGGGGAGACTCGG GGCTCCGAGGACGAAACGGACGACGATGGGGAAGACTTCACGCCACCCATC CTCAAAGAGCTGGAGAACCTCAGCCCTGAGGAGGCGGCCCACCAGAAAGCC GTGGTGGAGACCCTTCTGCAGGAGGACCCGTGGCGTGTGGCGAAGATGGTC AAGTCCTACCTGCAGCAGCACAACATCCCACAGCGGGAGGTGGTCGATACC ACTGGCCTCAACCAGTCCCACCTGTCCCAACACCTCAACAAGGGCACTCCC ATGAAGACGCAGAAGCGGGCCGCCCTGTACACCTGGTACGTCCGCAAGCAG CGAGAGGTGGCGCAGCAGTTCACCCATGCAGGGCAGGGAGGGCTGATTGAA GAGCCCACAGGTGATGAGCTACCAACCAAGAAGGGGCGGAGGAACCGTTTC AAGTGGGGCCCAGCATCCCAGCAGATCCTGTTCCAGGCCTATGAGAGGCAG AAGAACCCTAGCAAGGAGGAGCGAGAGACTCTAGTGGAGGAGTGCAATAGG GCGGAATGCATCCAGAGAGGGGTGTCCCCATCACAGGCACAGGGGCTGGGC TCCAACCTCGTCACGGAGGTGCGTGTCTACAACTGGTTTGCCAACCGGCGC AAAGAAGAAGCCTTCCGGCACAAGCTGGCCATG; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 29) GGCGGTGGAAGCGGAGGAGGTTCC; and (p65 Transcriptional Activation Domain; SEQ ID NO: 115) GATGAGTTTCCCACCATGGTGTTTCCTTCTGGGCAGATCAGCCAGGCCTCG GCCTTGGCCCCGGCCCCTCCCCAAGTCCTGCCCCAGGCTCCAGCCCCTGCC CCTGCTCCAGCCATGGTATCAGCTCTGGCCCAGGCCCCAGCCCCTGTCCCA GTCCTAGCCCCAGGCCCTCCTCAGGCTGTGGCCCCACCTGCCCCCAAGCCC ACCCAGGCTGGGGAAGGAACGCTGTCAGAGGCCCTGCTGCAGCTGCAGTTT GATGATGAAGACCTGGGGGCCTTGCTTGGCAACAGCACAGACCCAGCTGTG TTCACAGACCTGGCATCCGTCGACAACTCCGAGTTTCAGCAGCTGCTGAAC CAGGGCATACCTGTGGCCCCCCACACAACTGAGCCCATGCTGATGGAGTAC CCTGAGGCTATAACTCGCCTAGTGACAGGGGCCCAGAGGCCCCCCGACCCA GCTCCTGCTCCACTGGGGGCCCCGGGGCTCCCCAATGGCCTCCTTTCAGGA GATGAAGACTTCTCCTCCATTGCGGACATGGACTTCTCAGCCCTGCTGAGT CAGATCAGCTCC. pCDL2247 Protein Sequence (SEQ ID NO: 122) Comprises the Following Sequences from the N- to C-Terminus:

(CSF2RA Signal Sequence; SEQ ID NO: 41) MLLLVTSLLLCELPHPAFLLIP; (Myc tag; SEQ ID NO: 43) EQKLISEEDL; (anti-CD19 scFv; SEQ ID NO: 45) DIQMTQTTSSLSASLGDRVTISCRASQDISKYLNWYQQKPDGTVKLLIYHT SRLHSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDYSLTISNLEQEDIATYFCQQGNTLPYTFGGGT KLEITGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSEVKLQESGPGLVAPSQSLSVTCTVSGVSLPD YGVSWIRQPPRKGLEWLGVIWGSETTYYNSALKSRLTIIKDNSKSQVFLKM NSLQTDDTAIYYCAKHYYYGGSYAMDYWGQGTSVTVSS; DVP L (additional portion of PTPR kappa); (Partial Fibronectin Type III Domain; SEQ ID NO: 104) GPVPVKSLQGTSFENKIFLNWKEPLDPNGIITQYEISYSSIRSFDPAVPVA GPPQTVSNLWNSTHHVFMHLHPGTTYQFFIRASTVKGFGPATAINVTTNIS APT; L (additional portion of PTPR kappa); (Fibronectin Type III Domain; SEQ ID NO: 106) PDYEGVDASLNETATTITVLLRPAQAKGAPISAYQIVVEELHPHRTKREAG AMECYQVPVTYQNAMSGGAPYYFAAELPPGNLP; (additional portion of PTPR kappa; SEQ ID NO: 161) EPAPFTVGDNRTYQGFWNPPLAPRKGYNIYFQAMSSVEKETKTQCVRIATK AAATEEPEVIPDPAKQTDRVVKIAGISAGILVFILLLLVVILIVKKSKLAK KRKDAMG; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 2) GGGGS; (c-myc NLS; SEQ ID NO: 58) PAAKRVKLD; GS (linker); (HNF1 alpha DNA-binding domain; SEQ ID NO: 112) MVSKLSQLQTELLAALLESGLSKEALIQALGEPGPYLLAGEGPLDKGESCG GGRGELAELPNGLGETRGSEDETDDDGEDFTPPILKELENLSPEEAAHQKA VVETLLQEDPWRVAKMVKSYLQQHNIPQREVVDTTGLNQSHLSQHLNKGTP MKTQKRAALYTWYVRKQREVAQQFTHAGQGGLIEEPTGDELPTKKGRRNRF KWGPASQQILFQAYERQKNPSKEERETLVEECNRAECIQRGVSPSQAQGLG SNLVTEVRVYNWFANRRKEEAFRHKLAM; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 5) GGGSGGGS; and (p65 Transcriptional Activation Domain; SEQ ID NO: 114) DEFPTMVFPSGQISQASALAPAPPQVLPQAPAPAPAPAMVSALAQAPAPVP VLAPGPPQAVAPPAPKPTQAGEGTLSEALLQLQFDDEDLGALLGNSTDPAV FTDLASVDNSEFQQLLNQGIPVAPHTTEPMLMEYPEAITRLVTGAQRPPDP APAPLGAPGLPNGLLSGDEDFSSIADMDFSALLSQISS. pCDL2247 cDNA Sequence (SEQ ID NO: 123) Comprises the Following Sequences from the 5′ to 3′ End:

(CSF2RA Signal Sequence; SEQ ID NO: 42) ATGCTTCTCCTGGTGACAAGCCTTCTGCTCTGTGAGTTACCACACCCAGCA TTCCTCTTGATCCCT; (Myc tag; SEQ ID NO: 44) GAACAAAAGCTGATCAGCGAGGAGGATCTC; (anti-CD19 scFV; SEQ ID NO: 46) GACATCCAGATGACCCAGACCACCAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCCTGGGCGAT AGAGTGACCATCAGCTGCAGAGCCAGCCAGGACATCAGCAAGTACCTGAAC TGGTATCAGCAGAAACCCGACGGCACCGTGAAGCTGCTGATCTACCACACC AGCAGACTGCACAGCGGCGTGCCCAGCAGATTTTCTGGCAGCGGCTCCGGC ACCGACTACAGCCTGACCATCTCCAACCTGGAACAGGAAGATATCGCTACC TACTTCTGTCAGCAAGGCAACACCCTGCCCTACACCTTCGGCGGAGGCACC AAGCTGGAAATCACAGGCGGCGGAGGATCTGGCGGAGGCGGAAGTGGCGGA GGGGGATCTGAAGTGAAACTGCAGGAAAGCGGCCCTGGCCTGGTGGCCCCA TCTCAGTCTCTGAGCGTGACCTGTACCGTGTCCGGCGTGTCCCTGCCTGAC TATGGCGTGTCCTGGATCAGACAGCCCCCCAGAAAGGGCCTGGAATGGCTG GGAGTGATCTGGGGCAGCGAGACAACCTACTACAACAGCGCCCTGAAGTCC CGGCTGACCATCATCAAGGACAACTCCAAGAGCCAGGTGTTCCTGAAGATG AACAGCCTGCAGACCGACGACACCGCCATCTACTACTGCGCCAAGCACTAC TACTACGGCGGCAGCTACGCCATGGACTACTGGGGCCAGGGCACAAGCGTG ACCGTGTCTAGC; GATGTGCCT (additional portion of PTPR kappa); (Fibronectin Type III Domain; SEQ ID NO: 105) GGTCCCGTACCAGTAAAATCTCTTCAAGGAACATCCTTTGAAAATAAGATC TTCTTGAACTGGAAAGAACCTTTGGATCCAAATGGAATCATCACTCAATAT GAGATCAGCTATAGCAGTATAAGATCATTTGATCCTGCAGTTCCAGTGGCT GGACCTCCCCAGACTGTATCAAATTTATGGAACAGTACACACCATGTCTTT ATGCATCTCCACCCTGGAACCACGTACCAGTTTTTCATAAGAGCCAGCACG GTCAAAGGCTTTGGTCCAGCCACAGCCATCAATGTCACCACCAATATCTCA GCTCCAACT; TTA (additional portion of PTPR kappa); (Fibronectin Type III Domain; SEQ ID NO: 107) CCTGACTATGAAGGAGTTGATGCCTCTCTCAATGAAACTGCCACCACAATA ACTGTATTGTTGAGACCAGCACAAGCCAAAGGTGCTCCTATCAGTGCTTAT CAGATTGTTGTGGAAGAACTGCACCCACACCGAACCAAGAGAGAAGCCGGA GCCATGGAATGCTACCAGGTTCCTGTCACATACCAAAATGCCATGAGTGGG GGTGCACCGTATTACTTTGCTGCAGAACTACCCCCGGGAAACCTACCT; (additional portion of PTPR kappa; SEQ ID NO: 162) GAGCCTGCCCCGTTCACTGTGGGTGACAATCGGACCTACCAAGGCTTTTGG AACCCTCCTTTGGCTCCGCGCAAAGGATACAACATCTATTTCCAGGCGATG AGCAGTGTGGAGAAGGAAACTAAAACCCAGTGCGTACGCATTGCTACAAAA GCAGCAGCAACAGAAGAACCAGAAGTGATCCCAGATCCCGCCAAGCAGACA GACAGAGTGGTGAAAATAGCAGGAATTAGTGCTGGAATTTTGGTGTTCATC CTCCTTCTCCTAGTTGTCATATTAATTGTAAAAAAGAGCAAACTTGCTAAA AAACGCAAAGATGCCATGGGG; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 48) GGTGGTGGGGGCTCC; (c-myc NLS; SEQ ID NO: 59) CCCGCCGCCAAGAGAGTGAAGCTGGAC; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 150) GGATCC; (HNF1 alpha DNA-binding domain; SEQ ID NO: 113) ATGGTTTCTAAACTGAGCCAGCTGCAGACGGAGCTCCTGGCGGCCCTGCTC GAGTCAGGGCTGAGCAAAGAGGCACTGATCCAGGCACTGGGTGAGCCGGGG CCCTACCTCCTGGCTGGAGAAGGCCCCCTGGACAAGGGGGAGTCCTGCGGC GGCGGTCGAGGGGAGCTGGCTGAGCTGCCCAATGGGCTGGGGGAGACTCGG GGCTCCGAGGACGAAACGGACGACGATGGGGAAGACTTCACGCCACCCATC CTCAAAGAGCTGGAGAACCTCAGCCCTGAGGAGGCGGCCCACCAGAAAGCC GTGGTGGAGACCCTTCTGCAGGAGGACCCGTGGCGTGTGGCGAAGATGGTC AAGTCCTACCTGCAGCAGCACAACATCCCACAGCGGGAGGTGGTCGATACC ACTGGCCTCAACCAGTCCCACCTGTCCCAACACCTCAACAAGGGCACTCCC ATGAAGACGCAGAAGCGGGCCGCCCTGTACACCTGGTACGTCCGCAAGCAG CGAGAGGTGGCGCAGCAGTTCACCCATGCAGGGCAGGGAGGGCTGATTGAA GAGCCCACAGGTGATGAGCTACCAACCAAGAAGGGGCGGAGGAACCGTTTC AAGTGGGGCCCAGCATCCCAGCAGATCCTGTTCCAGGCCTATGAGAGGCAG AAGAACCCTAGCAAGGAGGAGCGAGAGACTCTAGTGGAGGAGTGCAATAGG GCGGAATGCATCCAGAGAGGGGTGTCCCCATCACAGGCACAGGGGCTGGGC TCCAACCTCGTCACGGAGGTGCGTGTCTACAACTGGTTTGCCAACCGGCGC AAAGAAGAAGCCTTCCGGCACAAGCTGGCCATG; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 29) GGCGGTGGAAGCGGAGGAGGTTCC; (p65 Transcriptional Activation Domain; SEQ ID NO: 115) GATGAGTTTCCCACCATGGTGTTTCCTTCTGGGCAGATCAGCCAGGCCTCG GCCTTGGCCCCGGCCCCTCCCCAAGTCCTGCCCCAGGCTCCAGCCCCTGCC CCTGCTCCAGCCATGGTATCAGCTCTGGCCCAGGCCCCAGCCCCTGTCCCA GTCCTAGCCCCAGGCCCTCCTCAGGCTGTGGCCCCACCTGCCCCCAAGCCC ACCCAGGCTGGGGAAGGAACGCTGTCAGAGGCCCTGCTGCAGCTGCAGTTT GATGATGAAGACCTGGGGGCCTTGCTTGGCAACAGCACAGACCCAGCTGTG TTCACAGACCTGGCATCCGTCGACAACTCCGAGTTTCAGCAGCTGCTGAAC CAGGGCATACCTGTGGCCCCCCACACAACTGAGCCCATGCTGATGGAGTAC CCTGAGGCTATAACTCGCCTAGTGACAGGGGCCCAGAGGCCCCCCGACCCA GCTCCTGCTCCACTGGGGGCCCCGGGGCTCCCCAATGGCCTCCTTTCAGGA GATGAAGACTTCTCCTCCATTGCGGACATGGACTTCTCAGCCCTGCTGAGT CAGATCAGCTCC. pCDL2762 Protein Sequence (SEQ ID NO: 124) Comprises the Following Sequences from the N- to C-Terminus:

(CSF2RA Signal Sequence; SEQ ID NO: 41) MLLLVTSLLLCELPHPAFLLIP; (Myc tag; SEQ ID NO: 43) EQKLISEEDL; (anti-CD19 scFv; SEQ ID NO: 45) DIQMTQTTSSLSASLGDRVTISCRASQDISKYLNWYQQKPDGTVKLLIYHT SRLHSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDYSLTISNLEQEDIATYFCQQGNTLPYTFGGGT KLEITGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSEVKLQESGPGLVAPSQSLSVTCTVSGVSLPD YGVSWIRQPPRKGLEWLGVIWGSETTYYNSALKSRLTIIKDNSKSQVFLKM NSLQTDDTAIYYCAKHYYYGGSYAMDYWGQGTSVTVSS; (Fibronectin Type III Domain 4; SEQ ID NO: 126) PPQKVMCVSMGSTTVRVSWVPPPADSRNGVITQYSVAYEAVDGEDRGRHVV DGISREHSSWDLVGLEKWTEYRVWVRAHTDVGPGPESSPVLVRTDED; (additional portion of PTPR LAR; SEQ ID NO: 163) VPSG; (Fibronectin Type III Domain 5; SEQ ID NO: 128) PPRKVEVEPLNSTAVHVYWKLPVPSKQHGQIRGYQVTYVRLENGEPRGLPI IQDVMLAEAQWRPEESEDYETTISGLTPETTYSVTVAAYTTKGDGARSKPK IVTTTGA; (Fibronectin Type III Domain 6; SEQ ID NO: 130) VPGRPTMMISTTAMNTALLQWHPPKELPGELLGYRLQYCRADEARPNTIDF GKDDQHFTVTGLHKGTTYIFRLAAKNRAGLGEEFEKEIRTPEDL; PSG (additional portion of PTPR LAR); (Fibronectin Type III Domain 7; SEQ ID NO: 132)  FPQNLHVTGLTTSTTELAWDPPVLAERNGRIISYTVVFRDINSQQELQNIT TDTRFTLTGLKPDTTYDIKVRAWTSKGSGPLSPSIQSRTNIPV; (additional portion of PTPR LAR; SEQ ID NO: 164) EQVF; (Fibronectin Type III Domain 8; SEQ ID NO: 63) AKNFRVAAAMKTSVLLSWEVPDSYKSAVPFKILYNGQSVEVDGHSMRKLIA DLQPNTEYSFVLMNRGSSAGGLQHLVSIRTAPD; (additional portion of PTPR LAR; SEQ ID NO: 151) LLPHKPLPASAYIEDGRFDLSMPHVQDPSLVRWFYIVVVPIDRVGGSMLTP RWSTPEELELDELLEAIEQGGEEQRRRRRQAERLKPYVAAQLDVLPETFTL GDKKNYRGFYNRPLSPDLSYQCFVLASLKEPMDQKRYASSPYSDEIVVQVT PAQQQEEPEMLWVTGPVLAVILIILIVIAILLFKRKRTHSPSSKDEQSIGG G; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 2) GGGGS; (c-myc NLS; SEQ ID NO: 58) PAAKRVKLD; GS (linker); (GAL4 DNA-Binding Domain; SEQ ID NO: 60) MKLLSSIEQACDICRLKKLKCSKEKPKCAKCLKNNWECRYSPKTKRSPLTR AHLTEVESRLERLEQLFLLIFPREDLDMILKMDSLQDIKALLTGLFVQDNV NKDAVTDRLASVETDMPLTLRQHRISATSSSEESSNKGQRQLTVS; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 5) GGGSGGGS; and (VP64 Transcription Activation Domain; SEQ ID NO: 22) DALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDML. pCDL2762 cDNA Sequence (SEQ ID NO: 125) Comprises the Following Sequences from the 5′ to 3′ End:

(CSF2RA Signal Sequence; SEQ ID NO: 42) ATGCTTCTCCTGGTGACAAGCCTTCTGCTCTGTGAGTTACCACACCCAGC ATTCCTCTTGATCCCT; (Myc tag; SEQ ID NO: 44) GAACAAAAGCTGATCAGCGAGGAGGATCTC; (anti-CD19 scFv; SEQ ID NO: 46) GACATCCAGATGACCCAGACCACCAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCCTGGGCGAT AGAGTGACCATCAGCTGCAGAGCCAGCCAGGACATCAGCAAGTACCTGAAC TGGTATCAGCAGAAACCCGACGGCACCGTGAAGCTGCTGATCTACCACACC AGCAGACTGCACAGCGGCGTGCCCAGCAGATTTTCTGGCAGCGGCTCCGGC ACCGACTACAGCCTGACCATCTCCAACCTGGAACAGGAAGATATCGCTACC TACTTCTGTCAGCAAGGCAACACCCTGCCCTACACCTTCGGCGGAGGCACC AAGCTGGAAATCACAGGCGGCGGAGGATCTGGCGGAGGCGGAAGTGGCGGA GGGGGATCTGAAGTGAAACTGCAGGAAAGCGGCCCTGGCCTGGTGGCCCCA TCTCAGTCTCTGAGCGTGACCTGTACCGTGTCCGGCGTGTCCCTGCCTGAC TATGGCGTGTCCTGGATCAGACAGCCCCCCAGAAAGGGCCTGGAATGGCTG GGAGTGATCTGGGGCAGCGAGACAACCTACTACAACAGCGCCCTGAAGTCC CGGCTGACCATCATCAAGGACAACTCCAAGAGCCAGGTGTTCCTGAAGATG AACAGCCTGCAGACCGACGACACCGCCATCTACTACTGCGCCAAGCACTAC TACTACGGCGGCAGCTACGCCATGGACTACTGGGGCCAGGGCACAAGCGTG ACCGTGTCTAGC; (Fibronectin Type III Domain 4; SEQ ID NO: 127) CCACCGCAAAAAGTTATGTGTGTGAGCATGGGATCTACCACCGTCCGCGTT TCTTGGGTTCCACCGCCTGCCGATAGTCGGAATGGCGTCATTACTCAATAC AGCGTAGCCTACGAGGCCGTGGATGGAGAGGATAGAGGTCGCCATGTCGTA GATGGAATTAGCCGCGAGCATAGTTCATGGGACTTAGTCGGGTTGGAAAAG TGGACTGAATACCGTGTTTGGGTCCGAGCTCACACGGATGTTGGCCCAGGA CCAGAGTCCAGTCCCGTTCTCGTTCGGACGGACGAGGAC; (additional portion of PTPR LAR; SEQ ID NO: 165) GTTCCGTCCGGT; (Fibronectin Type III Domain 5; SEQ ID NO: 129) CCACCCCGAAAAGTTGAGGTAGAGCCCCTGAATAGTACGGCAGTACATGTC TATTGGAAGCTCCCTGTTCCATCAAAGCAACATGGGCAGATTAGGGGGTAC CAAGTTACATATGTGCGATTGGAAAACGGGGAACCACGGGGCCTCCCGATC ATCCAAGATGTTATGCTCGCAGAGGCACAGTGGCGCCCCGAGGAGTCCGAA GATTATGAAACTACTATAAGTGGGCTTACCCCAGAGACAACCTACTCTGTA ACTGTAGCTGCTTACACGACCAAAGGGGATGGCGCCCGAAGCAAGCCCAAA ATTGTTACCACAACAGGGGCT; (Fibronectin Type III Domain 6; SEQ ID NO: 131) GTACCCGGCAGACCGACAATGATGATCAGCACGACAGCGATGAACACGGCA CTTCTGCAATGGCATCCGCCCAAGGAATTGCCAGGGGAGTTGCTCGGCTAC CGGCTGCAATACTGTAGGGCAGATGAAGCAAGGCCGAACACAATCGATTTC GGAAAGGATGATCAGCACTTTACTGTTACCGGACTTCATAAAGGGACAACT TATATCTTCCGGCTGGCGGCTAAAAATAGAGCGGGCTTGGGAGAAGAATTC GAGAAGGAGATTAGAACCCCGGAGGATTTG; CCTAGTGGA (additional portion of PTPR LAR); (Fibronectin Type III Domain 7; SEQ ID NO: 133) TTCCCGCAAAATCTCCATGTCACGGGACTCACTACTTCAACGACCGAACTC GCTTGGGATCCTCCAGTCCTTGCCGAAAGAAACGGAAGGATTATAAGCTAC ACCGTAGTCTTCCGAGATATTAACTCACAACAAGAACTCCAGAATATTACT ACCGATACGCGATTCACATTGACAGGACTTAAGCCTGACACGACTTATGAT ATAAAAGTCCGGGCTTGGACTTCCAAAGGAAGCGGACCACTGTCTCCCTCA ATCCAATCGAGGACTATGCCAGTT; (additional portion of PTPR LAR; SEQ ID NO: 166) GAGCAAGTGTTT; (Fibronectin Type III Domain 8; SEQ ID NO: 65) GCAAAAAACTTCAGAGTAGCGGCGGCGATGAAAACTTCTGTCCTTCTGAGC TGGGAAGTTCCGGATTCCTATAAATCCGCTGTCCCCTTCAAGATATTGTAC AATGGTCAAAGTGTCGAGGTTGATGGACACTCCATGAGGAAACTCATTGCC GACCTCCAACCGAACACAGAATACAGTTTTGTTTTGATGAATCGCGGTTCC TCAGCCGGGGGCCTGCAGCACCTCGTGAGTATTAGGACCGCTCCCGAT; (additional portion of PTPR LAR; SEQ ID NO: 152) CTTCTTCCACATAAGCCTCTCCCCGCATCTGCGTACATAGAAGACGGGCGG TTCGACCTGTCAATGCCCCACGTACAGGACCCTAGTCTTGTAAGATGGTTT TATATCGTGGTCGTTCCTATAGACCGGGTTGGAGGCTCTATGCTCACCCCG CGATGGAGTACCCCGGAAGAACTTGAGCTGGATGAGTTGTTGGAAGCAATC GAACAGGGGGGCGAGGAACAGAGGCGGCGCCGCCGCCAAGCAGAGCGACTG AAACCGTATGTTGCCGCTCAGTTGGATGTGTTGCCCGAAACGTTTACTTTG GGTGACAAAAAAAATTATCGGGGGTTCTACAATAGACCTTTGAGTCCTGAT CTTAGTTATCAGTGTTTTGTGTTGGCATCTTTGAAGGAACCGATGGACCAG AAACGATACGCTTCCTCCCCCTATAGTGACGAGATTGTCGTTCAAGTAACA CCCGCACAACAGCAGGAGGAGCCGGAAATGCTTTGGGTTACAGGGCCGGTA CTTGCGGTGATCTTGATAATACTCATTGTCATAGCCATTCTGCTTTTCAAG CGCAAACGGACCCACTCACCCTCTTCCAAGGACGAGCAGAGCATAGGGGGA GGG; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 48) GGTGGTGGGGGCTCC; (c-myc NLS; SEQ ID NO: 59) CCCGCCGCCAAGAGAGTGAAGCTGGAC; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 150) GGATCC; (GAL4 DNA-Binding Domain; SEQ ID NO: 61) ATGAAACTCCTTAGCAGCATCGAACAGGCTTGCGACATCTGCAGGTTGAAA AAACTCAAGTGCTCAAAAGAAAAGCCTAAGTGCGCAAAGTGCCTTAAAAAC AATTGGGAATGTCGCTATAGCCCCAAGACAAAGCGGAGCCCTCTCACGAGA GCACACCTGACTGAGGTAGAATCTCGCTTGGAGAGGCTGGAACAGCTTTTC CTGCTTATCTTTCCACGCGAGGATCTCGATATGATCCTCAAAATGGACTCC CTCCAGGACATCAAAGCTCTGCTGACTGGACTGTTTGTACAGGATAATGTG AACAAGGACGCTGTGACAGACAGATTGGCAAGCGTGGAAACGGATATGCCC CTGACCCTTAGACAGCACCGGATCAGTGCCACCTCTTCTAGCGAGGAAAGT TCAAATAAAGGACAGCGCCAGCTGACGGTGAGT; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 19) GGCGGTGGAAGCGGAGGAGGTTCC; and (VP64 Transcription Activation Domain; SEQ ID NO: 62) GACGCTCTTGATGATTTCGATCTCGACATGCTGGGATCAGACGCTCTCGAC GACTTCGATTTGGACATGCTTGGATCCGACGCTCTCGATGATTTCGACCTC GACATGCTCGGATCCGATGCTCTGGATGACTTTGATCTTGATATGCTG. pCDL2763 Protein Sequence (SEQ ID NO: 136) Comprises the Following Sequences from the N- to C-Terminus:

(CSF2RA Signal Sequence; SEQ ID NO: 41) MLLLVTSLLLCELPHPAFLLIP; (Myc tag; SEQ ID NO: 43) EQKLISEEDL; (anti-CD19 scFv; SEQ ID NO: 45) DIQMTQTTSSLSASLGDRVTISCRASQDISKYLNWYQQKPDGTVKLLIYHT SRLHSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDYSLTISNLEQEDIATYFCQQGNTLPYTFGGGT KLEITGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSEVKLQESGPGLVAPSQSLSVTCTVSGVSLPD YGVSWIRQPPRKGLEWLGVIWGSETTYYNSALKSRLTIIKDNSKSQVFLKM NSLQTDDTAIYYCAKHYYYGGSYAMDYWGQGTSVTVSS; (additional portion of PTPR LAR; SEQ ID NO: 163) VPSG; (Fibronectin Type III Domain 5; SEQ ID NO: 128) PPRKVEVEPLNSTAVHVYWKLPVPSKQHGQIRGYQVTYVRLENGEPRGLPI IQDVMLAEAQWRPEESEDYETTISGLTPETTYSVTVAAYTTKGDGARSKPK IVTTTGA; (Fibronectin Type III Domain 6; SEQ ID NO: 130) VPGRPTMMISTTAMNTALLQWHPPKELPGELLGYRLQYCRADEARPNTIDF GKDDQHFTVTGLHKGTTYIFRLAAKNRAGLGEEFEKEIRTPEDL; PSG (additional portion of PTPR LAR); (Fibronectin Type III Domain 7; SEQ ID NO: 132) FPQNLHVTGLTTSTTELAWDPPVLAERNGRIISYTVVFRDINSQQELQNIT TDTRFTLTGLKPDTTYDIKVRAWTSKGSGPLSPSIQSRTMPV; (SEQ ID NO: 164) EQVF; (Fibronectin Type III Domain 8; SEQ ID NO: 63) AKNFRVAAAMKTSVLLSWEVPDSYKSAVPFKILYNGQSVEVDGHSMRKLIA DLQPNTEYSFVLMNRGSSAGGLQHLVSIRTAPD; (additional portion of PTPR LAR; SEQ ID NO: 151) LLPHKPLPASAYIEDGRFDLSMPHVQDPSLVRWFYIVVVPIDRVGGSMLTP RWSTPEELELDELLEAIEQGGEEQRRRRRQAERLKPYVAAQLDVLPETFTL GDKKNYRGFYNRPLSPDLSYQCFVLASLKEPMDQKRYASSPYSDEIVVQVT PAQQQEEPEMLWVTGPVLAVILIILIVIAILLFKRKRTHSPSSKDEQSIGG G; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 2) GGGGS; (c-myc NLS; SEQ ID NO: 58) PAAKRVKLD; (GAL4 DNA-Binding Domain; SEQ ID NO: 60) GSMKLLSSIEQACDICRLKKLKCSKEKPKCAKCLKNNAVECRYSPKTKRSP LTRAHLTEVESRLERLEQLFLLIFPREDLDMILKMDSLQDIKALLTGLFVQ DNVNKDAVTDRLASVETDMPLTLRQHRISATSSSEESSNKGQRQLTVS; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 5) GGGSGGGS; and (VP64 Transcription Activation Domain; SEQ ID NO: 22) DALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDML. pCDL2763 cDNA Sequence (SEQ ID NO: 137) Comprises the Following Sequences from the 5′ to 3′ End:

(CSF2RA Signal Sequence; SEQ ID NO: 42) ATGCTTCTCCTGGTGACAAGCCTTCTGCTCTGTGAGTTACCACACCCAGCA TTCCTCTTGATCCCT; (Myc tag; SEQ ID NO: 44) GAACAAAAGCTGATCAGCGAGGAGGATCTC; (anti-CD19 scFv; SEQ ID NO: 46) GACATCCAGATGACCCAGACCACCAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCCTGGGCGAT AGAGTGACCATCAGCTGCAGAGCCAGCCAGGACATCAGCAAGTACCTGAAC TGGTATCAGCAGAAACCCGACGGCACCGTGAAGCTGCTGATCTACCACACC AGCAGACTGCACAGCGGCGTGCCCAGCAGATTTTCTGGCAGCGGCTCCGGC ACCGACTACAGCCTGACCATCTCCAACCTGGAACAGGAAGATATCGCTACC TACTTCTGTCAGCAAGGCAACACCCTGCCCTACACCTTCGGCGGAGGCACC AAGCTGGAAATCACAGGCGGCGGAGGATCTGGCGGAGGCGGAAGTGGCGGA GGGGGATCTGAAGTGAAACTGCAGGAAAGCGGCCCTGGCCTGGTGGCCCCA TCTCAGTCTCTGAGCGTGACCTGTACCGTGTCCGGCGTGTCCCTGCCTGAC TATGGCGTGTCCTGGATCAGACAGCCCCCCAGAAAGGGCCTGGAATGGCTG GGAGTGATCTGGGGCAGCGAGACAACCTACTACAACAGCGCCCTGAAGTCC CGGCTGACCATCATCAAGGACAACTCCAAGAGCCAGGTGTTCCTGAAGATG AACAGCCTGCAGACCGACGACACCGCCATCTACTACTGCGCCAAGCACTAC TACTACGGCGGCAGCTACGCCATGGACTACTGGGGCCAGGGCACAAGCGTG ACCGTGTCTAGC; (additional portion of PTPR LAR; SEQ ID NO: 165) GTTCCGTCCGGT; (Fibronectin Type III Domain 5; SEQ ID NO: 129) CCACCCCGAAAAGTTGAGGTAGAGCCCCTGAATAGTACGGCAGTACATGTC TATTGGAAGCTCCCTGTTCCATCAAAGCAACATGGGCAGATTAGGGGGTAC CAAGTTACATATGTGCGATTGGAAAACGGGGAACCACGGGGCCTCCCGATC ATCCAAGATGTTATGCTCGCAGAGGCACAGTGGCGCCCCGAGGAGTCCGAA GATTATGAAACTACTATAAGTGGGCTTACCCCAGAGACAACCTACTCTGTA ACTGTAGCTGCTTACACGACCAAAGGGGATGGCGCCCGAAGCAAGCCCAAA ATTGTTACCACAACAGGGGCT; (Fibronectin Type III Domain 6; SEQ ID NO: 131) GTACCCGGCAGACCGACAATGATGATCAGCACGACAGCGATGAACACGGCA CTTCTGCAATGGCATCCGCCCAAGGAATTGCCAGGGGAGTTGCTCGGCTAC CGGCTGCAATACTGTAGGGCAGATGAAGCAAGGCCGAACACAATCGATTTC GGAAAGGATGATCAGCACTTTACTGTTACCGGACTTCATAAAGGGACAACT TATATCTTCCGGCTGGCGGCTAAAAATAGAGCGGGCTTGGGAGAAGAATTC GAGAAGGAGATTAGAACCCCGGAGGATTTG; CCTAGTGGA (additional portion of PTPR LAR); (Fibronectin Type III Domain 7; SEQ ID NO: 133) TTCCCGCAAAATCTCCATGTCACGGGACTCACTACTTCAACGACCGAACTC GCTTGGGATCCTCCAGTCCTTGCCGAAAGAAACGGAAGGATTATAAGCTAC ACCGTAGTCTTCCGAGATATTAACTCACAACAAGAACTCCAGAATATTACT ACCGATACGCGATTCACATTGACAGGACTTAAGCCTGACACGACTTATGAT ATAAAAGTCCGGGCTTGGACTTCCAAAGGAAGCGGACCACTGTCTCCCTCA ATCCAATCGAGGACTATGCCAGTT; (additional portion of PTPR LAR; SEQ ID NO: 166) GAGCAAGTGTTT; (Fibronectin Type III Domain 8; SEQ ID NO: 65) GCAAAAAACTTCAGAGTAGCGGCGGCGATGAAAACTTCTGTCCTTCTGAGC TGGGAAGTTCCGGATTCCTATAAATCCGCTGTCCCCTTCAAGATATTGTAC AATGGTCAAAGTGTCGAGGTTGATGGACACTCCATGAGGAAACTCATTGCC GACCTCCAACCGAACACAGAATACAGTTTTGTTTTGATGAATCGCGGTTCC TCAGCCGGGGGCCTGCAGCACCTCGTGAGTATTAGGACCGCTCCCGAT; (additional portion of PTPR LAR; SEQ ID NO: 152) CTTCTTCCACATAAGCCTCTCCCCGCATCTGCGTACATAGAAGACGGGCGG TTCGACCTGTCAATGCCCCACGTACAGGACCCTAGTCTTGTAAGATGGTTT TATATCGTGGTCGTTCCTATAGACCGGGTTGGAGGCTCTATGCTCACCCCG CGATGGAGTACCCCGGAAGAACTTGAGCTGGATGAGTTGTTGGAAGCAATC GAACAGGGGGGCGAGGAACAGAGGCGGCGCCGCCGCCAAGCAGAGCGACTG AAACCGTATGTTGCCGCTCAGTTGGATGTGTTGCCCGAAACGTTTACTTTG GGTGACAAAAAAAATTATCGGGGGTTCTACAATAGACCTTTGAGTCCTGAT CTTAGTTATCAGTGTTTTGTGTTGGCATCTTTGAAGGAACCGATGGACCAG AAACGATACGCTTCCTCCCCCTATAGTGACGAGATTGTCGTTCAAGTAACA CCCGCACAACAGCAGGAGGAGCCGGAAATGCTTTGGGTTACAGGGCCGGTA CTTGCGGTGATCTTGATAATACTCATTGTCATAGCCATTCTGCTTTTCAAG CGCAAACGGACCCACTCACCCTCTTCCAAGGACGAGCAGAGCATAGGGGGA GGG; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 48) GGTGGTGGGGGCTCC; (c-myc NLS; SEQ ID NO: 59) CCCGCCGCCAAGAGAGTGAAGCTGGAC; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 150) GGATCC; (GAL4 DNA-Binding Domain; SEQ ID NO: 61) ATGAAACTCCTTAGCAGCATCGAACAGGCTTGCGACATCTGCAGGTTGAAA AAACTCAAGTGCTCAAAAGAAAAGCCTAAGTGCGCAAAGTGCCTTAAAAAC AATTGGGAATGTCGCTATAGCCCCAAGACAAAGCGGAGCCCTCTCACGAGA GCACACCTGACTGAGGTAGAATCTCGCTTGGAGAGGCTGGAACAGCTTTTC CTGCTTATCTTTCCACGCGAGGATCTCGATATGATCCTCAAAATGGACTCC CTCCAGGACATCAAAGCTCTGCTGACTGGACTGTTTGTACAGGATAATGTG AACAAGGACGCTGTGACAGACAGATTGGCAAGCGTGGAAACGGATATGCCC CTGACCCTTAGACAGCACCGGATCAGTGCCACCTCTTCTAGCGAGGAAAGT TCAAATAAAGGACAGCGCCAGCTGACGGTGAGT; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 29) GGCGGTGGAAGCGGAGGAGGTTCC; and (VP64 Transcription Activation Domain; SEQ ID NO: 62) GACGCTCTTGATGATTTCGATCTCGACATGCTGGGATCAGACGCTCTCGAC GACTTCGATTTGGACATGCTTGGATCCGACGCTCTCGATGATTTCGACCTC GACATGCTCGGATCCGATGCTCTGGATGACTTTGATCTTGATATGCTG. pCDL2764 Protein Sequence (SEQ ID NO: 140) Comprises the Following Sequences from the N- to C-Terminus:

(CSF2RA Signal Sequence; SEQ ID NO: 41) MLLLVTSLLLCELPHPAFLLIP; (Myc tag; SEQ ID NO: 43) EQKLISEEDL; (anti-CD19 scFV; SEQ ID NO: 45) DIQMTQTTSSLSASLGDRVTISCRASQDISKYLNWYQQKPDGTVKLLIYHT SRLHSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDYSLTISNLEQEDIATYFCQQGNTLPYTFGGGT KLEITGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSEVKLQESGPGLVAPSQSLSVTCTVSGVSLPD YGVSWIRQPPRKGLEWLGVIWGSETTYYNSALKSRLTIIKDNSKSQVFLKM NSLQTDDTAIYYCAKHYYYGGSYAMDYWGQGTSVTVSS; (Fibronectin Type III Domain 6; SEQ ID NO: 130) VPGRPTMMISTTAMNTALLQWHPPKELPGELLGYRLQYCRADEARPNTIDF GKDDQHFTVTGLHKGTTYIFRLAAKNRAGLGEEFEKEIRTPEDL; PSG (additional portion of PTPR LAR); (Fibronectin Type III Domain 7; SEQ ID NO: 132) FPQNLHVTGLTTSTTELAWDPPVLAERNGRIISYTVVFRDINSQQELQNIT TDTRFTLTGLKPDTTYDIKVRAWTSKGSGPLSPSIQSRTNIPV; (additional portion of PTPR LAR; SEQ ID NO: 164) EQVF; (Fibronectin Type III Domain 8; SEQ ID NO: 63) AKNFRVAAAMKTSVLLSWEVPDSYKSAVPFKILYNGQSVEVDGHSMRKLIA DLQPNTEYSFVLMNRGSSAGGLQHLVSIRTAPD; (additional portion of PTPR LAR; SEQ ID NO: 151) LLPHKPLPASAYIEDGRFDLSNIPHVQDPSLVRWFYIVVVPIDRVGGSMLT PRWSTPEELELDELLEAIEQGGEEQRRRRRQAERLKPYVAAQLDVLPETFT LGDKKNYRGFYNRPLSPDLSYQCFVLASLKEPMDQKRYASSPYSDEIVVQV TPAQQQEEPEMLWVTGPVLAVILIILIVIAILLFKRKRTHSPSSKDEQSIG GG; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 2) GGGGS; (c-myc NLS; SEQ ID NO: 58) PAAKRVKLD; GS (linker); (GAL4 DNA-Binding Domain; SEQ ID NO: 60) MKLLSSIEQACDICRLKKLKCSKEKPKCAKCLKNNWECRYSPKTKRSPLTR AHLTEVESRLERLEQLFLLIFPREDLDMILKMDSLQDIKALLTGLFVQDNV NKDAVTDRLASVETDMPLTLRQHRISATSSSEESSNKGQRQLTVS; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 5)  GGGSGGGS; and (VP64 Transcription Activation Domain; SEQ ID NO: 22) DALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDML. pCDL2764 cDNA Sequence (SEQ ID NO: 141) Comprises the Following Sequences from the 5′ to 3′ End:

(CSF2RA Signal Sequence; SEQ ID NO: 42) ATGCTTCTCCTGGTGACAAGCCTTCTGCTCTGTGAGTTACCACACCCAGCA TTCCTCTTGATCCCT; (Myc tag; SEQ ID NO: 44) GAACAAAAGCTGATCAGCGAGGAGGATCTC; (anti-CD19 scFv; SEQ ID NO: 46) GACATCCAGATGACCCAGACCACCAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCCTGGGCGAT AGAGTGACCATCAGCTGCAGAGCCAGCCAGGACATCAGCAAGTACCTGAAC TGGTATCAGCAGAAACCCGACGGCACCGTGAAGCTGCTGATCTACCACACC AGCAGACTGCACAGCGGCGTGCCCAGCAGATTTTCTGGCAGCGGCTCCGGC ACCGACTACAGCCTGACCATCTCCAACCTGGAACAGGAAGATATCGCTACC TACTTCTGTCAGCAAGGCAACACCCTGCCCTACACCTTCGGCGGAGGCACC AAGCTGGAAATCACAGGCGGCGGAGGATCTGGCGGAGGCGGAAGTGGCGGA GGGGGATCTGAAGTGAAACTGCAGGAAAGCGGCCCTGGCCTGGTGGCCCCA TCTCAGTCTCTGAGCGTGACCTGTACCGTGTCCGGCGTGTCCCTGCCTGAC TATGGCGTGTCCTGGATCAGACAGCCCCCCAGAAAGGGCCTGGAATGGCTG GGAGTGATCTGGGGCAGCGAGACAACCTACTACAACAGCGCCCTGAAGTCC CGGCTGACCATCATCAAGGACAACTCCAAGAGCCAGGTGTTCCTGAAGATG AACAGCCTGCAGACCGACGACACCGCCATCTACTACTGCGCCAAGCACTAC TACTACGGCGGCAGCTACGCCATGGACTACTGGGGCCAGGGCACAAGCGTG ACCGTGTCTAGC; (Fibronectin Type III Domain 6; SEQ ID NO: 131) GTACCCGGCAGACCGACAATGATGATCAGCACGACAGCGATGAACACGGCA CTTCTGCAATGGCATCCGCCCAAGGAATTGCCAGGGGAGTTGCTCGGCTAC CGGCTGCAATACTGTAGGGCAGATGAAGCAAGGCCGAACACAATCGATTTC GGAAAGGATGATCAGCACTTTACTGTTACCGGACTTCATAAAGGGACAACT TATATCTTCCGGCTGGCGGCTAAAAATAGAGCGGGCTTGGGAGAAGAATTC GAGAAGGAGATTAGAACCCCGGAGGATTTG; CCTAGTGGA (additional portion of PTPR LAR); (Fibronectin Type III Domain 7; SEQ ID NO: 133) TTCCCGCAAAATCTCCATGTCACGGGACTCACTACTTCAACGACCGAACTC GCTTGGGATCCTCCAGTCCTTGCCGAAAGAAACGGAAGGATTATAAGCTAC ACCGTAGTCTTCCGAGATATTAACTCACAACAAGAACTCCAGAATATTACT ACCGATACGCGATTCACATTGACAGGACTTAAGCCTGACACGACTTATGAT ATAAAAGTCCGGGCTTGGACTTCCAAAGGAAGCGGACCACTGTCTCCCTCA ATCCAATCGAGGACTATGCCAGTT; (additional portion of PTPR LAR; SEQ ID NO: 166) GAGCAAGTGTTT; (Fibronectin Type III Domain 8; SEQ ID NO: 65) GCAAAAAACTTCAGAGTAGCGGCGGCGATGAAAACTTCTGTCCTTCTGAGC TGGGAAGTTCCGGATTCCTATAAATCCGCTGTCCCCTTCAAGATATTGTAC AATGGTCAAAGTGTCGAGGTTGATGGACACTCCATGAGGAAACTCATTGCC GACCTCCAACCGAACACAGAATACAGTTTTGTTTTGATGAATCGCGGTTCC TCAGCCGGGGGCCTGCAGCACCTCGTGAGTATTAGGACCGCTCCCGAT; (additional portion of PTPR LAR; SEQ ID NO: 152) CTTCTTCCACATAAGCCTCTCCCCGCATCTGCGTACATAGAAGACGGGCGG TTCGACCTGTCAATGCCCCACGTACAGGACCCTAGTCTTGTAAGATGGTTT TATATCGTGGTCGTTCCTATAGACCGGGTTGGAGGCTCTATGCTCACCCCG CGATGGAGTACCCCGGAAGAACTTGAGCTGGATGAGTTGTTGGAAGCAATC GAACAGGGGGGCGAGGAACAGAGGCGGCGCCGCCGCCAAGCAGAGCGACTG AAACCGTATGTTGCCGCTCAGTTGGATGTGTTGCCCGAAACGTTTACTTTG GGTGACAAAAAAAATTATCGGGGGTTCTACAATAGACCTTTGAGTCCTGAT CTTAGTTATCAGTGTTTTGTGTTGGCATCTTTGAAGGAACCGATGGACCAG AAACGATACGCTTCCTCCCCCTATAGTGACGAGATTGTCGTTCAAGTAACA CCCGCACAACAGCAGGAGGAGCCGGAAATGCTTTGGGTTACAGGGCCGGTA CTTGCGGTGATCTTGATAATACTCATTGTCATAGCCATTCTGCTTTTCAAG CGCAAACGGACCCACTCACCCTCTTCCAAGGACGAGCAGAGCATAGGGGGA GGG; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 48) GGTGGTGGGGGCTCC; (c-myc NLS; SEQ ID NO: 59) CCCGCCGCCAAGAGAGTGAAGCTGGAC; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 150) GGATCC; (GAL4 DNA-Binding Domain; SEQ ID NO: 61) ATGAAACTCCTTAGCAGCATCGAACAGGCTTGCGACATCTGCAGGTTGAAA AAACTCAAGTGCTCAAAAGAAAAGCCTAAGTGCGCAAAGTGCCTTAAAAAC AATTGGGAATGTCGCTATAGCCCCAAGACAAAGCGGAGCCCTCTCACGAGA GCACACCTGACTGAGGTAGAATCTCGCTTGGAGAGGCTGGAACAGCTTTTC CTGCTTATCTTTCCACGCGAGGATCTCGATATGATCCTCAAAATGGACTCC CTCCAGGACATCAAAGCTCTGCTGACTGGACTGTTTGTACAGGATAATGTG AACAAGGACGCTGTGACAGACAGATTGGCAAGCGTGGAAACGGATATGCCC CTGACCCTTAGACAGCACCGGATCAGTGCCACCTCTTCTAGCGAGGAAAGT TCAAATAAAGGACAGCGCCAGCTGACGGTGAGT; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 29) GGCGGTGGAAGCGGAGGAGGTTCC; (VP64 Transcription Activation Domain; SEQ ID NO: 62) GACGCTCTTGATGATTTCGATCTCGACATGCTGGGATCAGACGCTCTCGAC GACTTCGATTTGGACATGCTTGGATCCGACGCTCTCGATGATTTCGACCTC GACATGCTCGGATCCGATGCTCTGGATGACTTTGATCTTGATATGCTG. pCDL2765 Protein Sequence (SEQ ID NO: 144) Comprises the Following Sequences from the N- to C-Terminus:

(CSF2RA Signal Sequence; SEQ ID NO: 41) MLLLVTSLLLCELPHPAFLLIP; (Myc tag; SEQ ID NO: 43) EQKLISEEDL; (anti-CD19 scFv; SEQ ID NO: 45) DIQMTQTTSSLSASLGDRVTISCRASQDISKYLNWYQQKPDGTVKLLIYHT SRLHSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDYSLTISNLEQEDIATYFCQQGNTLPYTFGGGT KLEITGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSEVKLQESGPGLVAPSQSLSVTCTVSGVSLPD YGVSWIRQPPRKGLEWLGVIWGSETTYYNSALKSRLTIIKDNSKSQVFLKM NSLQTDDTAIYYCAKHYYYGGSYAMDYWGQGTSVTVSS; SG (additional portion of PTPR LAR); (Fibronectin Type III Domain 7; SEQ ID NO: 132) FPQNLHVTGLTTSTTELAWDPPVLAERNGRIISYTVVFRDINSQQELQNIT TDTRFTLTGLKPDTTYDIKVRAWTSKGSGPLSPSIQSRTMPV; (additional portion of PTPR LAR; SEQ ID NO: 164) EQVF; (Fibronectin Type III Domain 8; SEQ ID NO: 63) AKNFRVAAAMKTSVLLSWEVPDSYKSAVPFKILYNGQSVEVDGHSMRKLIA DLQPNTEYSFVLMNRGSSAGGLQHLVSIRTAPD; (additional portion of PTPR LAR; SEQ ID NO: 151) LLPHKPLPASAYIEDGRFDLSMPHVQDPSLVRWFYIVVVPIDRVGGSMLTP RWSTPEELELDELLEAIEQGGEEQRRRRRQAERLKPYVAAQLDVLPETFTL GDKKNYRGFYNRPLSPDLSYQCFVLASLKEPMDQKRYASSPYSDEIVVQVT PAQQQEEPEMLWVTGPVLAVILIILIVIAILLFKRKRTHSPSSKDEQSIGG G; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 2) GGGGS; (c-myc NLS; SEQ ID NO: 58) PAAKRVKLD; (GAL4 DNA-Binding Domain; SEQ ID NO: 60) GSMKLLSSIEQACDICRLKKLKCSKEKPKCAKCLKNNWECRYSPKTKRSPL TRAHLTEVESRLERLEQLFLLIFPREDLDMILKMDSLQDIKALLTGLFVQD NVNKDAVTDRLASVETDMPLTLRQHRISATSSSEESSNKGQRQLTVS; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 5) GGGSGGGS; and (VP64 Transcription Activation Domain; SEQ ID NO: 22) DALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDMLGSDALDDFDLDML. pCDL2765 cDNA Sequence (SEQ ID NO: 145) Comprises the Following Sequences from the 5′ to 3′ End:

(CSF2RA Signal Sequence; SEQ ID NO: 42) ATGCTTCTCCTGGTGACAAGCCTTCTGCTCTGTGAGTTACCACACCCAGCA TTCCTCTTGATCCCT; (Myc tag; SEQ ID NO: 44) GAACAAAAGCTGATCAGCGAGGAGGATCTC; (anti-CD19 scFv; SEQ ID NO: 46) GACATCCAGATGACCCAGACCACCAGCAGCCTGAGCGCCAGCCTGGGCGAT AGAGTGACCATCAGCTGCAGAGCCAGCCAGGACATCAGCAAGTACCTGAAC TGGTATCAGCAGAAACCCGACGGCACCGTGAAGCTGCTGATCTACCACACC AGCAGACTGCACAGCGGCGTGCCCAGCAGATTTTCTGGCAGCGGCTCCGGC ACCGACTACAGCCTGACCATCTCCAACCTGGAACAGGAAGATATCGCTACC TACTTCTGTCAGCAAGGCAACACCCTGCCCTACACCTTCGGCGGAGGCACC AAGCTGGAAATCACAGGCGGCGGAGGATCTGGCGGAGGCGGAAGTGGCGGA GGGGGATCTGAAGTGAAACTGCAGGAAAGCGGCCCTGGCCTGGTGGCCCCA TCTCAGTCTCTGAGCGTGACCTGTACCGTGTCCGGCGTGTCCCTGCCTGAC TATGGCGTGTCCTGGATCAGACAGCCCCCCAGAAAGGGCCTGGAATGGCTG GGAGTGATCTGGGGCAGCGAGACAACCTACTACAACAGCGCCCTGAAGTCC CGGCTGACCATCATCAAGGACAACTCCAAGAGCCAGGTGTTCCTGAAGATG AACAGCCTGCAGACCGACGACACCGCCATCTACTACTGCGCCAAGCACTAC TACTACGGCGGCAGCTACGCCATGGACTACTGGGGCCAGGGCACAAGCGTG ACCGTGTCTAGC; AGTGGA (additional portion of PTPR LAR); (Fibronectin Type III Domain 7; SEQ ID NO: 133) TTCCCGCAAAATCTCCATGTCACGGGACTCACTACTTCAACGACCGAACTC GCTTGGGATCCTCCAGTCCTTGCCGAAAGAAACGGAAGGATTATAAGCTAC ACCGTAGTCTTCCGAGATATTAACTCACAACAAGAACTCCAGAATATTACT ACCGATACGCGATTCACATTGACAGGACTTAAGCCTGACACGACTTATGAT ATAAAAGTCCGGGCTTGGACTTCCAAAGGAAGCGGACCACTGTCTCCCTCA ATCCAATCGAGGACTATGCCAGTT; (additional portion of PTPR LAR; SEQ ID NO: 166) GAGCAAGTGTTT; (Fibronectin Type III Domain 8; SEQ ID NO: 65) GCaAAAAACTTCAGAGTAGCGGCGGCGATGAAAACTTCTGTCCTTCTGAGC TGGGAAGTTCCGGATTCCTATAAATCCGCTGTCCCCTTCAAGATATTGTAC AATGGTCAAAGTGTCGAGGTTGATGGACACTCCATGAGGAAACTCATTGCC GACCTCCAACCGAACACAGAATACAGTTTTGTTTTGATGAATCGCGGTTCC TCAGCCGGGGGCCTGCAGCACCTCGTGAGTATTAGGACCGCTCCCGAT; (additional portion of PTPR LAR; SEQ ID NO: 152) CTTCTTCCACATAAGCCTCTCCCCGCATCTGCGTACATAGAAGACGGGCGG TTCGACCTGTCAATGCCCCACGTACAGGACCCTAGTCTTGTAAGATGGTTT TATATCGTGGTCGTTCCTATAGACCGGGTTGGAGGCTCTATGCTCACCCCG CGATGGAGTACCCCGGAAGAACTTGAGCTGGATGAGTTGTTGGAAGCAATC GAACAGGGGGGCGAGGAACAGAGGCGGCGCCGCCGCCAAGCAGAGCGACTG AAACCGTATGTTGCCGCTCAGTTGGATGTGTTGCCCGAAACGTTTACTTTG GGTGACAAAAAAAATTATCGGGGGTTCTACAATAGACCTTTGAGTCCTGAT CTTAGTTATCAGTGTTTTGTGTTGGCATCTTTGAAGGAACCGATGGACCAG AAACGATACGCTTCCTCCCCCTATAGTGACGAGATTGTCGTTCAAGTAACA CCCGCACAACAGCAGGAGGAGCCGGAAATGCTTTGGGTTACAGGGCCGGTA CTTGCGGTGATCTTGATAATACTCATTGTCATAGCCATTCTGCTTTTCAAG CGCAAACGGACCCACTCACCCTCTTCCAAGGACGAGCAGAGCATAGGGGGA GGG; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 48) GGTGGTGGGGGCTCC; (c-myc NLS; SEQ ID NO: 59) CCCGCCGCCAAGAGAGTGAAGCTGGAC; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 150) GGATCC; (GAL4 DNA-Binding Domain; SEQ ID NO: 61) ATGAAACTCCTTAGCAGCATCGAACAGGCTTGCGACATCTGCAGGTTGAAA AAACTCAAGTGCTCAAAAGAAAAGCCTAAGTGCGCAAAGTGCCTTAAAAAC AATTGGGAATGTCGCTATAGCCCCAAGACAAAGCGGAGCCCTCTCACGAGA GCACACCTGACTGAGGTAGAATCTCGCTTGGAGAGGCTGGAACAGCTTTTC CTGCTTATCTTTCCACGCGAGGATCTCGATATGATCCTCAAAATGGACTCC CTCCAGGACATCAAAGCTCTGCTGACTGGACTGTTTGTACAGGATAATGTG AACAAGGACGCTGTGACAGACAGATTGGCAAGCGTGGAAACGGATATGCCC CTGACCCTTAGACAGCACCGGATCAGTGCCACCTCTTCTAGCGAGGAAAGT TCAAATAAAGGACAGCGCCAGCTGACGGTGAGT; (linker; SEQ ID NO: 29) GGCGGTGGAAGCGGAGGAGGTTCC; and (VP64 Transcription Activation Domain; SEQ ID NO: 62) GACGCTCTTGATGATTTCGATCTCGACATGCTGGGATCAGACGCTCTCGAC GACTTCGATTTGGACATGCTTGGATCCGACGCTCTCGATGATTTCGACCTC GACATGCTCGGATCCGATGCTCTGGATGACTTTGATCTTGATATGCTG.

Human T Cell Transduction

CD3⁺ Pan-T cells were obtained from healthy donors in a Human Peripheral Blood Leuko Pak, Fresh (Stemcell Technologies), and purified using RosetteSep™ Human T Cell Enrichment Cocktail (Stemcell Technologies). The cells were then frozen at a concentration of 2×10⁷ cells in 1 mL of CryoStor® CS10 (Stemcell Technologies). Twenty-four hours prior to a planned transduction, the cells were thawed and rested for 2-4 hours in hTCM (Human T Cell Media; X-VIVO 15 without Gentamicin L-Gln, Phenol Red, 1L (Lonza)+5% Human Serum (Valley Biomedical, HP1022)+10 mL per liter of 100× Glutamax (gibco)+1 mL per liter of Gentamicin 50 mg/mL (Lonza)+Premium GradeHuman IL-2 IS 50 IU/mL (Miltenyi). After resting, cells were stimulated with anti-CD3/anti-CD28 human reactive Dynabeads (Gibco) according to manufacturer's protocol overnight. The following day, the cells were transduced by adding virus onto the cells at a multiplicity of infection (MOI) of 1-2. Cells were left to transduce with the virus over a period of 72 hours, at which point the viral supernatant was removed and fresh hTCM was added. After a further 24 hours, the transduced cells were de-beaded according to manufacturer recommendation, and supplemented with fresh media. Further cell passaging to maintain a cell concentration of 1×10⁶ cells/mL was done every two days. Transduced cells were subjected to flow cytometry analysis and functional assays.

Transduction and Activity Assay

On day 10-12, the CD3⁺ transduced cells were taken for analysis, and re-plated at 1×10⁵ cells per well for each condition in a 96-well plate. The cells were either plated with mock effector at a 3:1 ratio (CD19⁻ K562 cells), or effector cells at a 3:1 ratio (CD19⁺ Raji cells). The cells were co-cultured overnight in hTCM media. The next day, the cells were spun down and resuspended in 50 TL of Live-Dead Near IR(Invitrogen) staining buffer in PBS. The cells were incubated for 30 minutes in the dark at 4° C., and then washed twice with FACS buffer (1×PBS pH 7.4, 1L (Gibco)+5 mL of FBS per liter (Gibco)+4 mL of 0.5M EDTA pH 8.0 per liter (Invitrogen)). The cells were then resuspended in 50 TL staining mix in FACS buffer (5 TL BV510 anti-CD3 (Biolegend), 0.25 TL A674 anti-MYC (Cell Signaling)), and incubated for 30 minutes in the dark at 4° C. The cells were then washed twice in FACS buffer, and analyzed on a BD Fortessa flow cytometry machine for GFP reporter induction.

Results Wave 13

In a first set of experiments (Wave 13), the nucleic acid constructs of pCDL1932, pCDL1933, pCDL1934, pCDL1935, pCDL1936, pCDL1937, and pCDL1541 were used to transduce human CD3⁺ cells with their corresponding reporter nucleic acids (as shown in FIG. 5). The tranfected cells were either left unstimulated (cultured together with CD19⁻K562 cells) or were stimulated (cultured together with CD19⁺ Raji cells). The data show that the CD3⁺ cells transduced with pCDL1932, pCDL1933, pCDL1936, pCDL1937, and pCDL1541, when contacted with CD19-positive cells, result in cleavage of the chimeric transmembrane receptor, and result in the ability of the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain to induce expression of green fluorescent protein (GFP) encoded by the reporter nucleic acid (FIGS. 6 and 7). pCDL1934 and pCDL1935-transduced cells showed low surface expression (6.7% and 6.6% of the cell population showing surface expression), which is thought to result in the low induction of GFP expression in these cells upon exposure to CD19 antigen. pCDL1932, pCDL1933, pCDL1936, pCDL1937, and pCDL1541 significantly higher levels of surface expression in the cells, which correlates with the CD19-induced GFP expression in these cells.

Wave 16

In a second set of experiments (Wave 16), the nucleic acid constructs of pCDL1932, pCDL1933, pCDL1936, pCDL1937, pCDL1541, pCDL2243, pCDL2244, pCDL2245, pCDL2246, and pCDL2247 were used to transduce human CD3+ cells with their corresponding reporter nucleic acids (as shown in FIG. 5). The tranfected cells were either left unstimulated (cultured together with CD19⁻ K562 cells) or were stimulated (cultured together with CD19⁺Raji cells). In view of the results with the Wave 13 experiments, the data resulting from the nucleic acid constructs showing surface expression on at least 10% of the transduced cells are shown. The data show that the CD3⁺ cells transduced with pCDL1933, pCDL2243, pCDL2244, pCDL2246, and pCDL2244, when contacted with CD19-positive cells, result in cleavage of the chimeric transmembrane receptor, and result in the ability of the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain to induce expression of green fluorescent protein (GFP) encoded by the reporter nucleic acid (FIGS. 8 and 9).

Wave 21

In a third set of experiments (Wave 16), the nucleic acid constructs of pCDL1933, pCDL2762, pCDL2763, pCDL2764, and pCDL2765 were used to transduce human CD3⁺ cells with their corresponding reporter nucleic acids (as shown in FIG. 5). The data show transduction with the pCDL2764 and pCDL2765 constructs results in very little surface expression of the encoded chimeric transmembrane receptor (FIG. 10). The tranfected cells were either left unstimulated (cultured together with CD19⁻ K562 cells) or were stimulated (cultured together with CD19⁺ Raji cells). The data show that the CD3⁺ cells transduced with pCDL2762, pCDL2763, and pCDL1933, when contacted with CD19-positive cells, result in cleavage of the chimeric transmembrane receptor, and result in the ability of the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain to induce expression of green fluorescent protein (GFP) encoded by the reporter nucleic acid (FIG. 11). The low level of GFP expression resulting from cells transduced with the pCDL2764 and pCDL2765 constructs is thought to be due to the low surface expression of the encoded chimeric transmembrane receptor (as shown in FIG. 10). 

1. A chimeric transmembrane receptor comprising: an extracellular antigen-binding domain that is capable of specifically binding to a target antigen; an extracellular integrin ligand-binding domain comprising an S2 protease cleavage site; a transmembrane domain; an intracellular regulatory domain comprising a gamma-secretase protease cleavage site; and an intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain; wherein, when the chimeric transmembrane receptor is expressed in a mammalian cell, binding of the extracellular antigen-binding domain to the target antigen induces (1) cleavage of the extracellular integrin-ligand binding domain at the S2 protease cleavage site and (2) cleavage of the intracellular regulatory domain at the gamma-secretase protease cleavage site, thereby releasing the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain from the transmembrane domain.
 2. The chimeric transmembrane receptor of claim 1, wherein the antigen-binding domain is an antibody or an antibody fragment.
 3. The chimeric transmembrane receptor of claim 1, wherein the extracellular integrin ligand-binding domain is a human fibronectin III domain or a mouse fibronectin III domain.
 4. The chimeric transmembrane receptor of claim 1, wherein the extracellular integrin ligand-binding domain comprises a sequence at least 80% identical to a sequence of a wild type human fibronectin III domain or a sequence of a wild type mouse fibronectin III domain.
 5. The chimeric transmembrane receptor of claim 1, further comprising an additional extracellular integrin ligand-binding domain.
 6. The chimeric transmembrane receptor of claim 1, wherein the transmembrane domain is a transmembrane domain present in a receptor-like tyrosine phosphatase.
 7. The chimeric transmembrane receptor of claim 1, wherein the gamma-secretase cleavage site comprises a Gly-Val dipeptide amino acid sequence.
 8. The chimeric transmembrane receptor of claim 1, wherein the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain is a transcriptional activator.
 9. The chimeric transmembrane receptor of claim 1, wherein the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain is a transcriptional repressor.
 10. The chimeric transmembrane receptor of claim 1, wherein the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain comprises a transcriptional activation domain present in a polypeptide selected from the group consisting of: VP64, RelA (p65), YAP, WWTR1(TAZ), CREB3(LZIP), and MyoD.
 11. A nucleic acid encoding the chimeric transmembrane receptor of claim
 1. 12. A vector comprising the nucleic acid of claim
 11. 13. A mammalian cell comprising the nucleic acid of claim
 11. 14. The mammalian cell of claim 13, wherein the mammalian cell is an immune cell.
 15. The mammalian cell of claim 13, wherein the mammalian cell further comprises a heterologous target gene comprising (i) a transcription regulatory sequence that is capable of being specifically recognized by the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain and (ii) a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a recombinant protein, wherein the nucleic acid sequence that encodes the recombinant protein is operably linked to the transcription regulatory sequence.
 16. The mammalian cell of claim 15, wherein the recombinant protein is a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) or a T cell receptor (TCR).
 17. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a mammalian cell of claim
 13. 18. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a nucleic acid of claim
 11. 19. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 18, wherein the pharmaceutical composition further comprises a heterologous target gene comprising (i) a transcription regulatory sequence that is capable of being specifically recognized by the intracellular transcriptional regulatory domain and (ii) a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a recombinant protein, wherein the nucleic acid sequence that encodes the recombinant protein is operably linked to the transcription regulatory sequence.
 20. A method of treating disease in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition of claim
 17. 